Juro was in a car accident and injured his head. When the police question him about the events just prior to the accident, he draws a complete blank. Based on what is known about memory loss, you should conclude that Juro's memory difficulties most clearly illustrate:

a. anterograde amnesia
b. proactive amnesia
c. cryptomnesia
d. retrograde amnesia


D

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