Your Book Discusses the Memory Functioning of Patient H

question 18

Multiple Choice

Your book discusses the memory functioning of patient H.M. who underwent brain surgery to relieve severe epileptic seizures. H.M.'s case has been extremely informative to psychologists by demonstrating that

• A) long-term memory can operate normally while short-term memory is impaired.
• B) impairment of one memory system (long-term or short-term) necessarily leads to deficits in the functioning of the other.
• C) a double dissociation exists for short-term and long-term memory.
• D) short-term memory can operate normally while long-term memory is impaired.

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Definitions:

Inappropriate Behavior

Actions or conduct that are not suitable or proper in a given context or situation.

Insecure Attachment

A type of attachment style where individuals struggle to form secure, trusting relationships, often due to past experiences of unstable caregiving.

Aggression

Any behavior intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally.

Loneliness

A feeling of sadness or distress about being alone or not having company, reflecting a perceived gap between desired and actual social relationships.