Which of the Following Has Been Suggested as an Explanation

question 131

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for infantile amnesia?

• A) The hippocampus is one of the last brain structures to mature.
• B) The emotional reactivity of infants inhibits the process of encoding.
• C) The accumulation of life experiences disrupts the retrieval of early life events.
• D) Implicit memories last for less than a second in infants.

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