After Wearing's brain injury, he could still play the piano, but he could no longer remember his surroundings for more than a minute or so. How would a scientist describe this situation?
A. Wearing's injury affected his prospective memory, but his semantic memory remained intact.
B. Wearing's injury affected his semantic memory, but his prospective memory remained intact.
C. The injury affected his procedural memory, but his episodic memory remained intact.
D. The injury affected his episodic memory, but his procedural memory remained intact.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Jake grew up in a really religious home, but when he is at college he never goes to church. He considers how rarely he goes to church without his family, and decides that religion must not be very important to him. Jake's experience is best explained by social comparison theory
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Employment prospects for middle-aged people are lower than for young adults
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What percentage of their genes do parents and their children have in common?
a. 10% b. 30% c. 50% d. 70%
The symptoms of memory loss, trouble spelling words,
depression, and moodiness exhibited by Dave Duerson and other NFL football players who had suffered concussions would be considered a. neurological soft signs. b. symptoms of spatial neglect. c. functional lateralizations. d. confabulations.