Although fragments of memories and isolated images of events that occur between the ages of 3 and 4 are sometimes available to adults, coherent episodic memories are not usually available for events prior to the fourth birthday. This is known as
A) childhood amnesia
B) anterograde amnesia
C) forced forgetting
D) infantile amusia

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The phenomenon described in the question is commonly known as childhood amnesia, which refers to the inability of adults to retrieve coherent episodic memories for events that occurred prior to the age of around 4 years old. Option B, anterograde amnesia, refers to the inability to form new memories after a brain injury or trauma, while option C, forced forgetting, refers to a deliberate attempt to suppress or forget information. Option D, infantile amusia, refers to a condition characterized by a lack of musical ability in infants.

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