Question

Anterograde amnesia is to ____ as retrograde amnesia is to ____.

a. memories just prior to the damage; memories from childhood
b. short-term memory; long-term memory
c. emotional memories; non-emotional memories
d. storing new memories; memories of the past

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter D. Anterograde amnesia is to the loss of the ability to store new memories after the event that caused the amnesia; while retrograde amnesia is to the loss of memories of the past before the onset of an injury or disease.