The ability of some Alzheimer's patients to learn how to do something despite the fact that they have no conscious recall of learning their new skill best illustrates the need to distinguish between

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The question is asking for the need to distinguish between types of memory. The ability of Alzheimer's patients to learn without conscious recall is an example of implicit memory, which is an unconscious form of memory. Proactive and retroactive interference are both forms of forgetting, but they do not address the distinction between types of memory. Iconic and echoic memory are both forms of sensory memory, which also do not address the question. Infantile amnesia and source amnesia both involve the inability to recall past events, but they do not address the distinction between types of memory.

The Ability of Some Alzheimer's Patients to Learn How to Do