Cognitive Psychology - Memory & The Brain 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyflashcardsUniversityNone Created by: Phoebe28Created on: 05-01-17 00:05 What is retrograde? Memory loss for events BEFORE the accident 1 of 5 What is anterograde? Memory loss for events AFTER the accident - inability to acquire new memories 2 of 5 What is amnesic syndrome? Retrograde & anterograde amnesia - impaires semantic learning - intact STM (digit span) - intact skill learning (procedural memory) 3 of 5 What is psychogenic memory disorder? Psychological trauma/ post traumatic stress disorder - multiple personality disorder 4 of 5 What is organic memory disorder? ACUTE brain damage e.g stroke or encephalitis - PROGRESSIVE brain damage e.g korsakoff syndrome or dementias/alzheimers disease 5 of 5
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