The Memory Performance of Patients K

question 62

Multiple Choice

The memory performance of patients K.F. and E.E., when compared to the memory performance of people with amnesia, such as patient H.M, demonstrates a double dissociation between two types of memory. Which of the following statements best describes these results?

• A)H.M. has a deficit limited to explicit memory, whereas K.F. and E.E. have deficits limited to implicit memory.
• B)H.M. has a deficit limited to long-term memory, whereas K.F. and E.E. have deficits limited to short-term memory.
• C)H.M. has anterograde amnesia, whereas K.F. and E.E. have retrograde amnesia.
• D)H.M. has an injury to the medial temporal lobes, whereas K.F. and E.E. have injuries to the lateral temporal lobes.

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