Jody has a great memory for things that she did during kindergarten and first grade, but cannot remember any details from earlier in her life.This difference is most likely due to
A)false memories implanted by a therapist.
B)the fact that accurate memory becomes possible after the first year of life.
C)infantile amnesia.
D)the fact that children cannot accurately process concepts until they begin to walk.

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The inability to remember events from the first few years of life is known as infantile amnesia. This occurs because the brain is still developing during this time and memories are not fully consolidated and stored in the long-term memory. Jody's ability to remember events from kindergarten and first grade suggests that her long-term memory was sufficiently developed by that point to store and retrieve those memories.

Jody Has a Great Memory for Things That She Did