In Which of the Following Examples of Two Different Brain-Injured

question 54

Multiple Choice

In which of the following examples of two different brain-injured patients (Tom and Tim) is a double dissociation demonstrated?

• A) Both Tom and Tim have good episodic memory but poor semantic memory.
• B) Tom and Tim both show deficits in episodic and semantic memory.
• C) Tom has good semantic memory and poor episodic memory, while Tim has good episodic memory but poor semantic memory.
• D) Both Tom and Tim have good semantic memory but poor episodic memory.

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