Tony, a high school football player, takes a hard hit at the beginning of the third quarter and momentarily loses consciousness. Tony cannot remember the half-time show that took place before he received the "hard hit," but otherwise he appears fine. Tony has suffered
A)the false memory syndrome.
B)retrograde amnesia.
C)anterograde amnesia.
D)redintegration.

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Tony's inability to remember events that occurred before the injury, such as the half-time show, indicates retrograde amnesia, which is the loss of memory for events that occurred before the onset of the amnesia.

Tony, a High School Football Player, Takes a Hard Hit