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When do infants typically acquire the ability to use personal pronouns like 'I' and 'me'?
When do infants typically acquire the ability to use personal pronouns like 'I' and 'me'?
- 5 months old
- 22 months old (correct)
- 2-4 years old
- 6-12 months old
Why do first-born children tend to have memories earlier than later-born children according to the text?
Why do first-born children tend to have memories earlier than later-born children according to the text?
- Later-born children have childhood amnesia
- Later-born children are less intelligent
- First-born children have better memory genes
- First-born children have more child-parent interactions (correct)
What is the proposed influence of parents talking to their children about past events?
What is the proposed influence of parents talking to their children about past events?
- Parents cause infantile amnesia in children
- Parents strengthen their children's memories (correct)
- Parents help their children forget past events
- Parents hinder their children's memory development
Which factor is suggested as possibly contributing to differences in memory recall between first-born and later-born children?
Which factor is suggested as possibly contributing to differences in memory recall between first-born and later-born children?
What does the absence of verbal recall in the test involving the shrinking machine suggest?
What does the absence of verbal recall in the test involving the shrinking machine suggest?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where infants forget faster in infancy than later in life?
What is the term used to describe the phenomenon where infants forget faster in infancy than later in life?
What is a characteristic of infants' memory representations as assessed by behavioural techniques?
What is a characteristic of infants' memory representations as assessed by behavioural techniques?
In a deferred imitation task, what happens when an infant is shown a target task with one object (e.g., a cow) and then later given a different object (e.g., a duck) to perform the same task?
In a deferred imitation task, what happens when an infant is shown a target task with one object (e.g., a cow) and then later given a different object (e.g., a duck) to perform the same task?
What is a factor contributing to age-related changes in retention in infants?
What is a factor contributing to age-related changes in retention in infants?
Why is language development considered significant in aiding memory retention for infants?
Why is language development considered significant in aiding memory retention for infants?
Which brain area is identified as important for long-term information storing in infants?
Which brain area is identified as important for long-term information storing in infants?
How does brain development contribute to memory formation according to the text?
How does brain development contribute to memory formation according to the text?
What structures are involved in visual recognition memory according to the text?
What structures are involved in visual recognition memory according to the text?
Why might early episodes not be remembered according to the text?
Why might early episodes not be remembered according to the text?
Which brain structures are anatomically more mature at birth than previously thought?
Which brain structures are anatomically more mature at birth than previously thought?
What do studies suggest about the maturation of inferior temporal cortical areas?
What do studies suggest about the maturation of inferior temporal cortical areas?
According to research in monkeys, what might age-related changes in memory across infancy reflect?
According to research in monkeys, what might age-related changes in memory across infancy reflect?
Why is retention in experimental studies noted as being short according to the text?
Why is retention in experimental studies noted as being short according to the text?
What should be ruled out as a behavioural limitation before calling it a cognitive limitation?
What should be ruled out as a behavioural limitation before calling it a cognitive limitation?
Which preference sequence might infants show over a period of 1 month after habituation?
Which preference sequence might infants show over a period of 1 month after habituation?
What did the 5 month olds show up to 15 months later in the still face experiment?
What did the 5 month olds show up to 15 months later in the still face experiment?
What is necessary for the face to be recognized as the mother's in infants?
What is necessary for the face to be recognized as the mother's in infants?
What factor may predict how or if memory is expressed in infants?
What factor may predict how or if memory is expressed in infants?
What should be used when assessing memory in infants according to the text?
What should be used when assessing memory in infants according to the text?
How is memory assessed in infants?
How is memory assessed in infants?
Which task involves familiarizing infants with a stimulus and then testing their preference for novel stimuli?
Which task involves familiarizing infants with a stimulus and then testing their preference for novel stimuli?
What type of memory involves judging whether a stimulus or event has been experienced before?
What type of memory involves judging whether a stimulus or event has been experienced before?
When are older infants able to remember events for longer periods according to the text?
When are older infants able to remember events for longer periods according to the text?
What did the text mention about memory retention in infants related to gestation period?
What did the text mention about memory retention in infants related to gestation period?
What is the purpose of deferred imitation in studying infant memory?
What is the purpose of deferred imitation in studying infant memory?
How do older infants differ from younger infants regarding recalling two-step events?
How do older infants differ from younger infants regarding recalling two-step events?
What is the main difference between assessing adult and infant memory according to the text?
What is the main difference between assessing adult and infant memory according to the text?
In what way does the text suggest that multiple measures help in studying infant memory?
In what way does the text suggest that multiple measures help in studying infant memory?
What conclusion does the text highlight about infant memories compared to adult memories?
What conclusion does the text highlight about infant memories compared to adult memories?
