Loss of long-term memory caused by disease or trauma is called:
AAphasia
BApraxia
CAgnosia
DAmnesia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Amnesia
1. Memory can fail for medical as well as ordinary reasons.
2. Amnesia is the loss of long-term memory.
3. It occurs as the result of disease, physical trauma, or psychological trauma.
4. Aphasia, apraxia and agnosia name losses of language, skilled movement and recognition instead.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 8 'Memory', sections 8.1-8.4_
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