According to Research About the Importance of Context in Infant

question 53

Multiple Choice

According to research about the importance of context in infant memory,

• A)context does not seem to have an important influence on infants' memory.
• B)when infants are younger than 6 months,context has no influence on infants' memory; however,context is important for infants who are older than 6 months.
• C)infants actually show enhanced memory if the researchers test memory in a different context.
• D)context effects are even stronger for infants than for adults.

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