Question

Eighty-one-year-old Carmelita told her daughter that she believes that she will have to move out of her house because someone purchased it. What she forgets is that her neighbor expressed an interest in purchasing her house if Carmelita decides to move. Carmelita's confusion was brought on by:

Answer 1

The answer is source amnesia.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the name suggests, a person with source amnesia forgets the source of information, even though the information itself is stored. In the example, Carmelita remembers what, but doesn't remember who and how.

The condition is believed to be the result of a disconnection between semantic memory (which stores solid facts) and episodic memory (which store experiences).