Four-Month-Old Kiley Is Watching a Puppet Show with Both a Mickey

question 80

Multiple Choice

Four-month-old Kiley is watching a puppet show with both a Mickey Mouse and a Minnie Mouse puppet.When the curtain closes and reopens with only the Mickey Mouse puppet,Kiley looks longer waiting for Minnie Mouse.This behavior demonstrates the concept of

• A) assimilation.
• B) accommodation.
• C) research through connection.
• D) core knowledge approach.

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Definitions:

State-Dependent Memory

The phenomenon where an individual's ability to retrieve information is enhanced when they are in the same state of consciousness as when the memory was encoded.

Implicit Memory

Memory that enables task execution without the conscious recognition of influencing past experiences.

Memory Reliability

The degree to which memory accurately reflects past events, often influenced by various factors, including cognitive biases and decay over time.

Childhood Memories

Recollections of past events occurring during one's early years, which can significantly influence one's personality and psychological development.