Which of the following is an example of infantile amnesia?
A) Ashley, 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 Alicia, age 35, played the piano from ages 3 through 13, she has very little ability to do so now.

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Infantile amnesia refers to the inability of adults to recall events from early childhood, typically before age 3. Option B is the only example of a missing memory from early childhood, which is characteristic of infantile amnesia. Option A and D are not examples of infantile amnesia, as they involve memories from ages beyond the typical period of infantile amnesia. Option C is not related to infantile amnesia.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Infantile Amnesia