You and your roommate are discussing your early childhoods. She is getting frustrated because she cannot remember anything that happened to her before kindergarten. She remembers stories that her parents told her about when she was younger, but she does not actually remember those events herself. You tell her that the inability to remember anything before age 5 is common and is referred to as __________.

A. brain damage
B. false memories
C. childhood forgetfulness
D. infantile amnesia


Answer: D

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