Erin,who Has Korsakoff's Amnesia,is Asked to Perform in a Memory

question 50

Multiple Choice

Erin,who has Korsakoff's amnesia,is asked to perform in a memory experiment.Erin is likely to

• A)be capable of some sorts of learning but do poorly in explicit tests of memory.
• B)recall explicitly events that she has witnessed but not things that she has done.
• C)perform well on tests requiring conscious recollection even though her performance is poor if memory is tested indirectly.
• D)be unable to recall material learned in the past even though she explicitly recognizes the material when she encounters it.

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