Author Question: The amount and accuracy of information that children spontaneously recall about past events ... (Read 139 times)

stephzh · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The amount and accuracy of information that children spontaneously recall about past events decreases substantially after about two years time. Why is this research finding important?

a. It proves that children do not have good recall memory.
b. It shows that parents should remind their children of past events more frequently, particularly when it involves fun memories that the children would like to have later on in life.
c. It suggests that children may not make very good eye witnesses, particularly when there are extended periods of time between the criminal event and the trial.
d. It implies that infantile amnesia is a natural part of developing recall memory.

Question 2

Since Piaget believed that children develop much in the same way in all cultures around the world, the key theme of ________ does not play a major role in his theory.

a. continuity/discontinuity c. nature/nurture
b. sociocultural influence d. risk/resilience