Infantile amnesia refers to the fact the
A) infants younger than 6 months cannot remember things that they learned when they were younger.
B) most people cannot recall memories of their life before the age of 2.
C) when people are asked to recall their early childhood, they recall False memories.
D) infants have not yet developed metamemory.

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Infantile amnesia refers to the phenomenon that most people cannot recall memories of their life before the age of 2. While infants younger than 6 months may not have well-developed memories, the primary issue with infantile amnesia is the inability to recall memories from early childhood. There is no evidence to suggest that people recall false memories or that infantile amnesia is related to the development of metamemory.

Infantile Amnesia Refers to the Fact the