A patient with impaired episodic memory would most likely have the greatest difficulty in
A) recognizing famous people.
B) remembering the meaning of some words.
C) recalling where to find eating utensils in the kitchen.
D) remembering graduating from college.

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Impaired episodic memory refers to the loss of the ability to recall specific events or experiences. Graduating from college is an example of an episodic memory, and therefore a patient with impaired episodic memory would have difficulty remembering it. The other options involve either semantic memory (recognizing famous people, remembering the meaning of words) or procedural memory (remembering where to find utensils in the kitchen), which are not typically affected in patients with impaired episodic memory.

A Patient with Impaired Episodic Memory Would Most Likely Have