Four-Year-Old Karen Can't Remember Anything of the First Few Months

question 76

Multiple Choice

Four-year-old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life.This is best explained by the fact that

• A) the trauma of birth interferes with the early formation of memories.
• B) most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth.
• C) experiences shortly after birth are a meaningless blur of darkness and light.
• D) the hippocampus and frontal lobes are immature during early infancy.

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