In the study mentioned in the text, the German man 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) mainly implicit memory is lost; episodic memory stays intact.
C) both episodic and implicit memory are affected.
D) most people with dissociative fugue are faking.

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This supports the idea that mainly episodic memory (personal experiences and specific events) is lost in dissociative fugue, while implicit memory (unconscious memory, such as skills and conditioned responses) remains intact, as evidenced by his ability to learn German-English word pairs quickly despite denying knowledge of German.

In the Study Mentioned in the Text, the German Man