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What is deferred imitation in the context of infant development?
What is deferred imitation in the context of infant development?
- The ability to recall verbal instructions.
- The ability to understand complex sentences.
- The ability to remember and imitate actions observed earlier. (correct)
- The ability to mimic sounds after hearing them.
At what age can infants generally remember and imitate behaviors for up to three months?
At what age can infants generally remember and imitate behaviors for up to three months?
- Thirteen months (correct)
- Six months
- Twenty months
- Sixteen months
What is the phenomenon termed when adults are unable to recall events from their earliest years?
What is the phenomenon termed when adults are unable to recall events from their earliest years?
- Cognitive amnesia
- Childhood memory loss
- Memory regression
- Infantile amnesia (correct)
One explanation for infantile amnesia suggests that infants store memories in which form?
One explanation for infantile amnesia suggests that infants store memories in which form?
According to one theory, why might infants struggle to organize memories as events that happened to them?
According to one theory, why might infants struggle to organize memories as events that happened to them?
How long can infants aged sixteen to twenty months retain memories of new behaviors they observe?
How long can infants aged sixteen to twenty months retain memories of new behaviors they observe?
What key aspect is hypothesized to be missing in infants that affects memory retention during early development?
What key aspect is hypothesized to be missing in infants that affects memory retention during early development?
What role does language play in accessing infant memories according to psychological theories?
What role does language play in accessing infant memories according to psychological theories?
What is the primary method used by Rovee-Collier to test infant memory?
What is the primary method used by Rovee-Collier to test infant memory?
At which age can infants remember how to make the mobile move for more than two weeks?
At which age can infants remember how to make the mobile move for more than two weeks?
How do young infants primarily rely on cues for memory recall?
How do young infants primarily rely on cues for memory recall?
What significant cognitive ability develops around six to nine months of age in infants?
What significant cognitive ability develops around six to nine months of age in infants?
What is a key limitation of infant memory observed between two and six months?
What is a key limitation of infant memory observed between two and six months?
What developmental stage is associated with infants being able to imitate sequences of behaviors they observed?
What developmental stage is associated with infants being able to imitate sequences of behaviors they observed?
What aspect of memory is evident in two-month-old infants according to Rovee-Collier's findings?
What aspect of memory is evident in two-month-old infants according to Rovee-Collier's findings?
How does an infant's memory change as they grow older, particularly past six months?
How does an infant's memory change as they grow older, particularly past six months?
What do newborns show a preference for looking at?
What do newborns show a preference for looking at?
What ability do infants demonstrate within the first few hours after birth?
What ability do infants demonstrate within the first few hours after birth?
What physical traits of babies seem to appeal to adults and evoke caregiving behaviors?
What physical traits of babies seem to appeal to adults and evoke caregiving behaviors?
What role does crying play in an infant's interaction with adults?
What role does crying play in an infant's interaction with adults?
At what age do infants start to smile socially in response to others?
At what age do infants start to smile socially in response to others?
What is one result of an infant's smile directed towards a caregiver?
What is one result of an infant's smile directed towards a caregiver?
What physiological response does crying invoke in adults?
What physiological response does crying invoke in adults?
How does smiling at others influence an infant's relationship with caregivers?
How does smiling at others influence an infant's relationship with caregivers?
Study Notes
Infant Memory
- Infants can remember and imitate new actions, even after a long time.
- Six-month-olds remember for a day.
- Thirteen-month-olds remember for three months.
- Sixteen-to-twenty-month-olds remember for a year.
- Adults typically cannot remember events before the age of two or three, known as infantile amnesia.
- Theories for infantile amnesia:
- Pre-verbal memories are difficult to access with language.
- Lack of a sense of self to organize memories.
- Infants can learn and remember for extended periods, demonstrated by the mobile experiment.
- Two-month-olds remember for two days.
- Three-month-olds remember for a week.
- Six-month-olds remember for more than two weeks.
- Infants' memory is context-dependent: they perform better in familiar environments and with familiar stimuli.
- Around six to nine months, infants develop a more advanced memory, enabling them to recall objects and events without cues.
- Deferred imitation emerges around this age, where infants mimic behaviors observed previously.
Infant Behavior
- Newborns prefer looking at human-like faces.
- Infants can mimic specific facial expressions from birth, demonstrating a strong learning strategy.
- Infants have a "cute" appearance with features like a large head, prominent forehead, large eyes, and round cheeks.
- This elicits caregiving behaviors in adults.
- Crying is essential for infant survival and gaining attention.
- It triggers anxiety in adults.
- Infants smile in response to stimulation around one month of age.
- Social smiles develop around two-and-a-half to three months, strengthening bond with caregiver.
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Explore the fascinating world of infant memory and its development. This quiz covers key aspects such as memory duration in infants, theories of infantile amnesia, and the factors influencing memory recall. Test your understanding of how infants learn and remember events over time.
