Although Maria can encode and consciously recall new information,she is unable to consciously recall events that happened prior to the brain damage that she suffered as an adolescent.Maria's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates
A) retrograde amnesia.
B) proactive interference.
C) anterograde amnesia.
D) retroactive interference.

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Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to recall events that happened before a brain injury or trauma. Maria's ability to encode and recall new information suggests that she does not have anterograde amnesia, which is the inability to create new memories after a brain injury or trauma. Proactive and retroactive interference refer to memory interference caused by previously learned information or new information, respectively, and are not applicable to Maria's case.

Although Maria Can Encode and Consciously Recall New Information,she Is