According to the fuzzy trace theory, young children perform worse on memory tasks compared to older children and adults because they
A) rely only on fuzzy traces.
B) do not have a large knowledge base.
C) do not have as many units in their memories.
D) have a hard time encoding information into their long-term memories.
B) do not have a large knowledge base. To extract the main ideas from an encounter, a child must have some way of identifying what the central aspects are. But until the child has at least a basic script for commonly encountered events, he or she has no solid basis for knowing what is relevant and important and what is not.
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A. plantar grasp reflex B. Babinski reflex C. palmar grasp reflex D. startle reflex
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a. fundamental attribution error. b. just-world bias. c. validity effect. d. self-serving bias.