The German man, in the study mentioned in the text, who had dissociative fugue denied that he could speak German. However, he learned German-English word pairs much faster than control words. This supports that
A) mainly episodic memory is lost, implicit memory stays intact.
B) both episodic and implicit memory are affected.
C) most people with dissociative fugue are faking.
D) mainly implicit memory is lost, episodic memory stays intact.

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The fact that the man learned German-English word pairs faster than control words suggests that his implicit memory, which involves unconscious learning and memory processes, remained intact. This indicates that mainly episodic memory, which involves conscious recollection of personal experiences, is lost in dissociative fugue.

The German Man, in the Study Mentioned in the Text