After suffering a brain injury in a motorcycle accident,Adam cannot form new memories. He can,however,remember his life experiences before the accident. Adam's memory difficulty most clearly illustrates

A) repression.
B) retroactive interference.
C) encoding failure.
D) source amnesia.

Source Amnesia

A memory disorder whereby someone can recall certain information but cannot remember how, when, or where they learned that information.

Retroactive Interference

Retroactive interference is the phenomenon whereby more recent information can hinder the recall of older information.

Encoding Failure

A situation where the brain fails to create a memory link for information, leading to its inability to be remembered later.