15a. A dense retrograde amnesia that is time limited would most likely result fr

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15a. A dense retrograde amnesia that is time limited would most likely result from damage to the___________.

a. hippocampus

b. entorihinal and perirhinal cortex

c. parahippocampal cortex

d. all of the above

15b. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the amnesia demonstrated by patients with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage (like H.M.)?

a. they show perceptual priming effects

b. they don't remember meeting new people after a delay period with distraction

c. they still show procedural learning and memory

d. they forget common facts they learned in school

Explanation / Answer

15a. The correct answer is Option A. A dense retrograde amnesia that is time limited would most likely result from damage to the hippocampus.

15b. The correct answer is Option D. Amnesia demonstrated by patients with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage does not result in forgetting common facts learned in school.

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