Short-term memory amnesia was first studied by Shallice and Warrington (1970), studying a patient known by the initials, K.F.The patient showed:
A)impaired performance on digit spans.
B)impaired performance on word-stem completion.
C)impaired performance on source monitoring tasks.
D)impaired memory on levels of processing tasks.

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Shallice and Warrington (1970) found that the patient K.F. exhibited impaired performance on digit spans, suggesting that he had short-term memory amnesia.

Short-Term Memory Amnesia Was First Studied by Shallice and Warrington