Which evidence is consistent with the view that childhood amnesia ends with the onset of a sense of self?
A)Infants begin talking at about their first birthday.
B)The development of a sense of self varies greatly across culture.
C)The hippocampus does not fully mature until about the age of three.
D)A developing sense of self allows the individual to code his or her memories into this developing sense of self.

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Childhood amnesia, or the inability to remember events that occurred before the age of three or four, is thought to end with the development of a sense of self. Option D states that a developing sense of self allows the individual to code their memories into this developing sense of self, which is consistent with this view. Options A, B, and C are not directly related to the idea that childhood amnesia ends with the onset of a sense of self.

Which Evidence Is Consistent with the View That Childhood Amnesia