Infantile amnesia refers to the observation that:
A) infants quickly forget stimuli they have seen recently
B) infants repress any sexual images
C) adults are unable to remember things that occurred to them before about the age of 3
D) we can remember what occurred in infancy but not why it occurred

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Infantile amnesia is the inability of adults to recall events that occurred in our lives before the age of 3. It is believed that this is due to the underdeveloped brain, lack of language skills, and neural connections necessary for forming and retrieving long-term memories during infancy.

Infantile Amnesia Refers to the Observation That