Compared to Control-Group Participants, People with Anterograde Amnesia Are Likely

question 77

Multiple Choice

Compared to control-group participants, people with anterograde amnesia are likely to

• A) perform similarly on implicit memory tasks, but poorer on explicit memory tasks.
• B) perform similarly on explicit memory tasks, but poorer on implicit memory tasks.
• C) perform significantly worse on both implicit and explicit tasks.
• D) perform well on recognition tasks, but poorly on all other measures of memory.

---

Definitions:

Epidemiology

The examination and investigation into the spread, configuration, and causes of health and disease states within specific population groups.

Aetiology

Aetiology refers to the study of the causes or origins of diseases or disorders.

Psychobiology

The branch of science that explores the biological foundations of behavior, emotions, and mental processes.

Demography

The scientific study of population characteristics, including size, growth, density, distribution, and trends.