Shana cannot remember anything about the months prior to the plane crash she was in,nor can she remember anything about the accident itself.Shana is experiencing ____ amnesia.
A) anterograde
B) psychogenic
C) hippocampal
D) retrograde

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Retrograde amnesia is the inability to recall information that was learned before a traumatic event. In Shana's case, she cannot remember anything prior to the plane crash, indicating retrograde amnesia. Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories, hippocampal amnesia is a specific type of amnesia caused by damage to the hippocampus, and psychogenic amnesia is typically caused by psychological trauma and is not related to a specific event.

Shana Cannot Remember Anything About the Months Prior to the Plane