Try as She Might, Zoey Cannot Remember Anything from the First

question 72

Multiple Choice

Try as she might, Zoey cannot remember anything from the first three years of her childhood. Which of the following is NOT considered a possible explanation for infantile amnesia?

• A)Failure to encode the experiences deeply, results in a lack of retrieval cues
• B)Brain structures are not developed sufficiently to form these long lasting memories
• C)The creation of new memories interferes with the retrieval of early childhood memories
• D)To form memories, the concept of self is needed, and this sets in approximately at age two