The Rovee-Collier (1987, 2007) studies in which infants kicked to try to move a familiar mobile, but not an unfamiliar one, indicates that young infants
A) can imitate actions.
B) can retain detailed memory.
C) can transfer kicking actions to different contexts.
D) can remember the general situation, but not the details.

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The Rovee-Collier studies suggest that young infants are able to retain detailed memory, as evidenced by their ability to differentiate between a familiar mobile and an unfamiliar one and to kick in an attempt to move the familiar one. This indicates that they have stored not just a general memory of the situation, but also specific details about the mobile.

The Rovee-Collier (1987, 2007) Studies in Which Infants Kicked to Try