A recent news report tells that a patient with serious and permanent anterograde amnesia has, through special training, been able to remember some things well enough to use them at a job. From what you know about memory, you guess that the kinds of things this patient has acquired entail __________ memory.
A) verbal
B) procedural
C) explicit
D) episodic

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Procedural memory involves the retention of skills and habits, such as learning how to ride a bike or play an instrument. It is possible for individuals with anterograde amnesia to retain procedural memory despite the inability to form new explicit or episodic memories. Thus, the patient's ability to remember and use certain skills at a job suggests that they have acquired procedural memory.

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