Which of the following enables conscious memories to improve throughout a child's second year?
A) memory-span tasks
B) maturation of the occipital lobe
C) maturation of the temporal lobe
D) maturation of the hippocampus and the surrounding cerebral cortex

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The hippocampus and the surrounding cerebral cortex are key brain regions involved in the formation and retrieval of conscious memories. Throughout a child's second year, these regions undergo significant maturation, enabling conscious memories to improve. Option A, memory-span tasks, may help assess memory capacity but do not directly enable memory improvement. Option B, maturation of the occipital lobe, is involved in processing visual information, not memory. Option C, maturation of the temporal lobe, is involved in memory and language but does not specifically enable memory improvement in the second year of life.

Which of the Following Enables Conscious Memories to Improve Throughout