Keisha's verbal abilities were better than Jeannine's when they were both a year old,and they both participated in an action-imitation experiment during that time.Keisha's memories for the action sequence were better than Jeannine's,but Jeannine did show some evidence of remembering.This suggests that

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The fact that Jeannine showed some evidence of remembering the action sequence even though her verbal abilities were not as good as Keisha's suggests that memories may be coded in a radically different form before verbal abilities are developed. This indicates that verbal abilities are not the only factor influencing memory, and that there may be alternative memory strategies at play early in development.

Keisha's Verbal Abilities Were Better Than Jeannine's When They Were