Which of the following best explains why most of us cannot describe or recall events that happened to us as infants?

Emotions are closely tied to memory, and the emotional centers of the infant
brain have not yet developed.
Language is an important tool in memory formation, and infants have not yet
developed language skills.
Infants are not motivated to form long-term memories as long as their needs
are being met.
The memory areas of the cortex are not yet present in infants.

Language is an important tool in memory formation, and infants have not yet
developed language skills.

Psychology

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Which of the following statements about reflexes and the development of motor skills is true?

A) The stepping reflex appears only when the newborn's body is in upright position. B) Certain reflexes drop out early, but the motor functions involved are renewed later. C) Parents should deliberately exercise newborn stepping reflexes to encourage early walking. D) The tonic neck reflex may prepare the baby for voluntary walking.

Psychology

Thought that is intuitive, haphazard, associative, or personal is termed thought

a. inductive b. deductive c. logical d. illogical

Psychology