Which of these is an example of what has been called childhood amnesia?
A) Betty, age 25, can recall only good memories of what happened when she was 4 to 5 years old.
B) Johnny, age 10, has no memory of a family vacation that occurred when he was 2 years old.
C) When faced with a horrible stressor, some people return to an earlier stage of development, such as infancy, for the comfort that it provides.
D) Despite the fact that Alice, age 35, played the piano from ages 3 through 13, she has very little ability to do so now.

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Childhood amnesia refers to the tendency for adults to have limited or no memories of events that occurred in their early childhood, typically before the age of 3 or 4. Option B exemplifies this phenomenon with Johnny not having any memory of a family vacation that he went on when he was 2 years old.

Which of These Is an Example of What Has Been