During her recovery from a stroke, Priya can repeat the time of her next physiotherapy session immediately after being told it. Ten minutes later, she does not know that another session has been arranged. Doctors have found damage to her hippocampus.
Using your knowledge of the hippocampus and anterograde amnesia, explain this pattern in Priya's memory.
37 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 5.1 Key Concepts, covering 5.1.1 Stages of information processing, 5.1.2 Types of forgetting, and 5.1.3 Brain, neurological damage and memory. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.