Korsakov's syndrome is a neurological disorder more closely associated with abnormal psychology than with social psychology. Why would the authors of your text describe the symptoms of Korsakov's syndrome and provide Oliver Sacks's description of his encounter with a patient suffering from that disease? This discussion illustrates the

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The authors of the text describe the symptoms of Korsakov's syndrome and provide Oliver Sacks's description of his encounter with a patient suffering from that disease to illustrate the importance of schemas in helping humans make sense of their experiences. The discussion does not address the power of schemas to create a false reality, hazards of holding rigid, inflexible schemas, or dangers of relying on heuristics to understand medical problems.

Korsakov's Syndrome Is a Neurological Disorder More Closely Associated with Abnormal