Research on infantile amnesia suggests that adults typically cannot remember events that happened during the first few years of life because __________.
A) early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that makes recall difficult
B) young children rely too heavily on verbal memory techniques
C) long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7
D) they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language

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Research on infantile amnesia indicates that one reason adults struggle to recall memories from the first few years of life is due to the difficulty in translating early preverbal memories into language. Early experiences are not encoded with the verbal labels that older children and adults use, making these memories hard to access later on.

Research on Infantile Amnesia Suggests That Adults Typically Cannot Remember