Medved (2007) interviewed a number of patients with anterograde amnesia with the goal of understanding what it was like to be amnesic.She found that:
A)few, if any, amnesiacs are aware of their memory deficits.
B)amnesiacs seldom understand the difference between anterograde and retrograde amnesia.
C)amnesic patients engage in a number of compensatory behaviors to limit the impact of their amnesia in conversations with others.
D)amnesic patients seldom prefer repetition priming to other methods of eliciting implicit memory.

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Medved found that amnesic patients engage in compensatory behaviors to limit the impact of their amnesia in conversations with others. This suggests that they are aware of some memory deficits and are actively trying to manage social interactions despite their amnesia. The other options are either incorrect (A and B) or irrelevant (D).

Medved (2007) Interviewed a Number of Patients with Anterograde Amnesia