Marla is talking to a friend and spreading a rumor that she heard about a co-worker. When the friend asks where she heard the rumor, Marla cannot remember. Marla is experiencing what psychologists call

1)retrograde amnesia.
2)anterograde amnesia.
3)source amnesia.
4)stress amnesia.

3 answers

Often we remember a message but cannot remember the source of the message. However, I have never heard the term, "source amnesia." This term may have been more recently coined after my training.
source
anterograde amnesia