One Possible Explanation for Infant Amnesia Related to Encoding Specificity

question 116

Multiple Choice

One possible explanation for infant amnesia related to encoding specificity is that

• A) we repress the cues needed to retrieve infant memories.
• B) we may not have the appropriate retrieval cues for infant memories because our physical and mental states have changed.
• C) the immature hippocampus prevents retrieval.
• D) infant memories are too vague to be encoding specifically.

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