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What causes amnesia according to the notes?

A

Motivated forgetting through deliberately suppressing unpleasant experiences, rather than damage to the brain.

B

Lack of rehearsal through failing to repeat information often enough, rather than injury or illness.

C

Normal ageing through gradual decline in attention and concentration, rather than physical brain damage.

D

Brain damage through injury, illness or trauma, rather than ordinary forgetting.

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2.1.3 Retrograde and anterograde amnesia Flashcards

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20 flashcards on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 2.1.3 Retrograde and anterograde amnesia: the key terms, definitions and case studies you need to recall for Paper 1 and Paper 2.

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