The textbook describes the case of Henry Molaison, also known as H. M. After brain surgery, H. M suffered severe memory loss. However, H. M. experienced greater difficulty encoding new memories than in retrieving old ones. H. M.'s _____ amnesia was more profound than his _____ amnesia.
A)anterograde; retrograde
B)proactive; retroactive
C)retrograde; anterograde
D)retroactive; proactive

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the difficulty in encoding and creating new memories, while retrograde amnesia refers to the difficulty in retrieving old memories. Since the question states that H. M. had a greater difficulty encoding new memories, it indicates that his anterograde amnesia was more profound than his retrograde amnesia. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

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