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Haya94

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The retrograde amnesia associated with closed-head injury has been frequently studied in laboratory animals by
 
  A) hitting them on the head with a little rubber hammer.
  B) administering acetylcholine agonists.
  C) administering electroconvulsive shock.
  D) using multiple-trial learning tests that must be learned over several days.
  E) both B and D

Question 2

Amnesia that is produced by a blow to the head that does not penetrate the skull is called __________ amnesia.
 
  A) postconcussion
  B) posttraumatic
  C) retrograde
  D) anterograde
  E) postepisodic



hramirez205

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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