The amnesia patient H.M. had an operation that accidentally caused memory damage and consequently he showed a mild memory loss for the events in his life that occurred one to two years before the operation. This type of memory loss is an example of what is called
A)retrograde amnesia
B)retroactive interference
C)proactive interference
D)anterograde amnesia

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Retrograde amnesia is characterized by the loss of memory for events that occurred before the onset of the amnesia, which matches the description of H.M.'s memory loss for events one to two years before his operation.

The Amnesia Patient H