Patients with anterograde amnesia were taught to solve the Tower of Hanoi problem.It was later found that they ____________.
A)remembered solving the problem and could do so again
B)did not remember the problem and could not solve it
C)remembered solving the problem but could not do it again
D)did not remember solving the problem but could do it again

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Patients with anterograde amnesia have difficulty forming new long-term memories, so they would not remember solving the problem. However, if they were able to successfully solve the problem while they were learning it, they could do so again because this would be a procedural memory (a type of implicit memory) that does not require conscious recollection of the learning experience.

Patients with Anterograde Amnesia Were Taught to Solve the Tower