Pat can only remember the events up to the time of his serious brain infection. He can't recall anything that has happened since. If he is given a word to remember, then gets distracted for a few seconds, he can't remember the word. He forgets what he had for dinner minutes afterward. Pat's problem is:

a. anterograde amnesia
b. retrograde amnesia
c. flashbulb memory
d. cue-dependent forgetting


A

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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