_____ Typically Occurs When an Individual Experiences a Loss of Memory

question 6

Multiple Choice

_____ typically occurs when an individual experiences a loss of memory for experiences that occurred shortly before a loss of consciousness.

• A)Proactive interference
• B)Retrograde amnesia
• C)Anterograde amnesia
• D)Retrograde interference

---

Definitions:

Memory Traces

Theoretical concepts representing the physical basis of memory, or how memories are stored within the brain.

Maintenance Rehearsal

Mechanical repetition of material without thinking about its meaning or patterns.

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in the tendency to remember information that was encountered first better than information that was presented later on.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.