After breakfast, Xua left for school and was involved in a terrifying car accident. Later in the day, he tried to remember what he had eaten for breakfast. While he could remember every second of the car accident, he couldn't seem to recall what he had eaten for breakfast. What might explain this difference in his memory recall of his morning?

A. The terror of the accident took away his memories of prior to the accident.
B. He probably experienced retrograde amnesia from the car accident.
C. He probably experienced a huge rush of stress hormones just prior to the accident, making it easier to recall those events.
D. He probably blocked out breakfast, superstitiously thinking it may have been the reason he had the accident.


Answer: C

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