Carissa recently had viral encephalitis and suffered some brain damage as a result. The doctors who are trying to assess the extent of the damage have noted that she has good recall of childhood memories and of events that happened just before she became ill. However, she can't remember anything that has happened since her illness, and she doesn't seem to be able to form any new memories. Based
on what is known about memory loss, you should conclude that Carissa's memory difficulties most clearly illustrate:
a. retrograde amnesia
b. anterograde amnesia
c. proactive amnesia
d. cryptomnesia
B
Psychology
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According to one estimate, about ____ of children in stepfamilies have serious problems in at least one aspect of functioning in middle childhood, compared to ____ of their peers in non-divorced families
a. 40%; 30% b. 30%; 20% c. 20%; 10% d. 10%; 5%
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