Adults often engage young children in discussions about past events. Which one of the following is least likely to result from such discussions?
a. Children learn to interpret events in culturally relevant ways.
b. Children are likely to remember experiences that they have discussed.
c. Children become increasingly able to recall verbatim what the adults have said about the events.
e. Children develop an autobiographical self.
Question 2
Which one of the following best illustrates the phenomenon of infantile amnesia as developmental theorists typically use the term?
a. Three-year-old Sasha often forgets to wash her hands after using the restroom.
b. Five-month-old Quincy seems surprised each time he wakes up and sees the mobile hanging over his crib, even though the mobile has been there for several weeks.
c. Three-week-old Ronald doesn't yet recognize the sound of his mother's voice.
d. Ten-year-old Paulette can't remember the party her parents had for her on her second birthday.
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