Janna likes to talk about her recovered memories of her own birth and the events of the first two years of her life
She provides many details and gets very emotional telling the stories. What does science tell us about these memories?
a) The are likely very accurate because there was not much retrograde interference that early.
b) It is extremely unlikely they are real, as the brain is not developed enough to form and store such memories during those years.
c) It is understandable she recovered these memories because they are so traumatic.
d) Janna is lying; no one can think they remember things from that early in life.
Answer: b
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