The Inability to Remember Life Events Before Two to Four

question 44

Multiple Choice

The inability to remember life events before two to four years of age is called __________.

• A)reminiscence bump
• B)infantile amnesia
• C)cognitive development
• D)arcsine correction

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Definitions:

Working Memory

Short-term storage of information being actively processed.

Procedural Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of the learned knowledge, such as riding a bike or tying shoelaces.

Neurofibrillary Tangles

Twisted masses of protein fibers found in brains of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

Amyloid Plaque

Waxy chunks of insoluble tissue found in brains of persons with Alzheimer’s disease.