Question

Jenna is in an accident a week before her wedding. due to injury to her head, jenna's memory is affected even though she can speak and read clearly. she remembers that she is getting married in a week and remembers her appointments for the week, but she has no memory of how she met her fiancé or how long they were dating. in this scenario, jenna's _____ memory is most likely impaired.

Answer 1

The answer in the blank is the retrospective memory. As the retrospective memory deals with the person's memory in terms of the events that could happen in his or her past such as people or events. It could be seen in the scenario above as Jenna couldn't remember her fiance and how long they were dating.