Which of these problems is common in Korsakoff's syndrome and in other people with damage to the prefrontal cortex?
a. Using guesses to fill in the gaps in memory
b. Remembering only the sad events in life and not the pleasant ones
c. Excessive doubts about whether a decision was a good one
d. Habitually repeating someone's question aloud before answering it
a
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