Which of the following is an example of dissociative amnesia?
a. Carl frequently forgets the names of people he does not like.
b. Gwen often tries to draw attention by pretending she doesn't remember who she is.
c. Following a series of personal traumas, Vince could not identify himself or recall his past.
d. Laura recalls her name and past but not events that have happened since a concussion in May.
ANSWER: c
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A) somatic nervous system B) sympathetic nervous system C) endocrine system D) autonomic nervous system
The case study of the patient K.C., who suffered a closed-head injury at age 30, suggests
that semantic and episodic memory a. deteriorate at the same rate. b. are actually the same system. c. are both related to a third underlying memory system. d. are separate systems in the brain. e. piggyback onto each other.