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Scenario II
Famous within psychology,patient HM had parts of his temporal lobes-including his hippocampus-removed to stop incurable and life-threatening epileptic seizures.The surgery was successful;however,patient HM was left with a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Subsequent tests found that his short-term and implicit memory systems were not affected by the surgery.
-(Scenario II) As a result of the surgery,HM could NOT:


A) remember a relative's phone number called frequently in the decade preceding the surgery.
B) successfully hold a phone number in memory for 15 seconds by mentally rehearsing it.
C) remember a phone number called repeatedly an hour ago.
D) remember how to use a telephone.

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