Baxter suffers from a brain condition that causes him to see the world as a series of still images instead of the normal continuous flow the rest of us experience. One explanation for this condition is that he has a problem with his __________ memory.

A. sensory
B. short-term
C. long-term
D. procedural


Answer: A

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