The Notion That Episodic Memories Are Distinct from Semantic Memories

question 48

Multiple Choice

The notion that episodic memories are distinct from semantic memories is supported by studies in which

• A) damage to the amygdala impairs semantic but not episodic memory.
• B) anoxia facilitates episodic memory but not semantic memory.
• C) anoxia facilitates semantic memory but not episodic memory.
• D) persons with semantic dementia show loss of the lateral temporal lobe but not the hippocampal formation.
• E) hippocampal subjects had poor vocabulary skills but good recall of their daily conversations.

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