Loss of memory for things that have happened in the past is known as
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) the primacy effect.
D) the serial effect.

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Retrograde amnesia refers to the inability to remember events or information from the past, while anterograde amnesia refers to the inability to form new memories. The primacy effect and the serial effect are both related to memory for information presented in a sequence, but they do not refer to loss of memory.

Loss of Memory for Things That Have Happened in the Past