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)Korsakoff's syndrome.
B)retrograde amnesia.
C)anterograde amnesia.
D)iconic amnesia.

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Tony's inability to remember events that occurred before the hard hit indicates retrograde amnesia, which is the inability to remember events that occurred before a traumatic event. Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with long-term alcohol abuse and causes anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to form new memories. Iconic amnesia refers specifically to the inability to remember visual information.

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