Angie has amnesia. While she remembers everything about her past, she cannot retain memories of any new experiences for more than 10 to 15 minutes. The new memories just seem to "disappear" and she has to learn it all over again. Her symptoms are most similar
To someone with ______.
A) reactive
B) pathogenic
C) anterograde
D) retrograde

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Angie's symptoms are most similar to someone with anterograde amnesia, which is characterized by the inability to create new memories after the onset of the amnesia. Reactive and pathogenic are not relevant terms to describe amnesia, while retrograde amnesia is the inability to recall previously-formed memories.

Angie Has Amnesia