The amnesia patient H.M. showed a mild memory loss for the events in his life that occurred one to two years before the operation that accidentally caused his memory damage. This type of memory loss is an example of ____________.
A)retrograde amnesia
B)retroactive interference
C)proactive interference
D)anterograde amnesia

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Retrograde amnesia is characterized by the loss of memory for events that occurred before the onset of the amnesia, which matches the description of H.M.'s memory loss for events prior to his surgery.

The Amnesia Patient H