Patients with anterograde amnesia were taught to complete a mirror tracing task.It was later found that they
A)remembered performing the task and improved in future performance.
B)didn't remember performing the task and didn't improve in performance.
C)remembered performing the task but didn't improve in performance.
D)didn't remember performing the task but improved in performance over time.

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Patients with anterograde amnesia have difficulty forming new long-term memories, but they can still learn new skills or tasks procedurally, which means non-declarative memory is working. In this case, the patients didn't remember performing the task but improved in performance, indicating that they learned the skill without conscious awareness or explicit memory.

Patients with Anterograde Amnesia Were Taught to Complete a Mirror