Recent studies have demonstrated that infantile amnesia can occur for __________ memories without affecting __________ memories of the same information.
A) implicit; explicit
B) explicit; implicit
C) reference; working
D) working; reference
E) short-term; long-term

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Infantile amnesia refers to the inability to recall memories from early childhood. Recent studies have shown that while explicit memories (those that can be consciously recalled) are affected by infantile amnesia, implicit memories (those that are not consciously recalled but still affect behavior and cognition) are not affected. Therefore, choice B is the best answer as it describes the scenario where explicit memories (affected by infantile amnesia) are contrasted with implicit memories (not affected by infantile amnesia).

Recent Studies Have Demonstrated That Infantile Amnesia Can Occur for __________