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After a blow to the head, a patient cannot form new memories but remembers the past. This is:

ARetrograde amnesia
BHyperthymesia state
CProactive interference
DAnterograde amnesia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Anterograde amnesia
1. The hippocampus is usually affected. 2. This is anterograde amnesia. 3. Information cannot move from short-term to long-term memory. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e, Chapter 8, Memory (CC BY 4.0)._
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