PSYCHOLOGY LEARNING MEMORY – List and explain the different classific

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PSYCHOLOGY LEARNING MEMORY – EXAM APA Format-MS Word Document only, typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size. 500 – 750 words or 2 – 3 pages. Two-three citations. Please write an essay that List and explain the different classifications of Amnesias The study of different amnesias has led to many insights into the nature of memory. The retrograde and anterograde amnesic effects tend to be categorized into different types. People such as the neurology patient H.M. are considered to have Amnesic Syndrome, as they can retain some short-term memory skills, yet have a distinct inability to learn new information. Korsakoff’s Syndrome is characterized by the presence of both retrograde and anterograde amnesia and is based on prolonged alcohol abuse and the lack of thiamine in one’s diet that tends to accompany alcoholism. Psychogenic Amnesia deals with the forgetting of a traumatic event tend to be of the retrograde type and manifests itself in several ways.