Sebastian, a middle-aged man, recently traveled to Las Vegas. While driving in a rented car, he struck and killed a young child. Sebastian was hospitalized for several days due to his own injuries. At the hospital, Sebastian claimed to have no memory of renting the car or having the accident in which he killed the child. He recalled flying to Las Vegas and being in the ambulance. The type of memory loss Sebastian experienced is __________ amnesia.

A. localized
B. continuous
C. systematized
D. generalized


Answer: A

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