Research on infantile amnesia suggests that adults typically cannot remember events that happened during the first few years of life because __________

A) early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that makes recall difficult
B) young children rely too heavily on verbal memory techniques
C) long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7
D) they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language


Answer: D

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