Suppose a person is injected with a drug that leaves current memory intact,but prevents new information from passing from short-term to long-term memory.This drug would produce
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) relearning interference.
D) proactive amnesia.

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Anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories after the onset of the amnesia. In this case, the drug prevents new information from passing from short-term to long-term memory, which means that the person would be unable to form new long-term memories. However, their current memories (i.e. memories formed prior to taking the drug) would remain intact. Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

Suppose a Person Is Injected with a Drug That Leaves