In an experiment with amnesic patients suffering from Korsakoff syndrome (Jacoby & Witherspoon) it was found that:
A) education seemed to relieve the amnesia for short-term memories
B) musical ability was not adversely affected but knowledge of composers was sharply diminished
C) semantic memory was unaffected but procedural memory was limited
D) activation was unaffected but the ability to recognize a previously heard word was diminished
E) all of the above
D
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Fill in the blank with correct word
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