WONDER #1337: Why Don’t We Remember Being Babies?

Question 1 of 3

What is the special term for the fact that most adults can’t remember much about their early lives?

1. forgetfulness
2. memory loss
3. childhood amnesia
4. colic

Question 2 of 3

The famous psychologist who first developed theories about childhood amnesia was whom?

1. Dr. Oz
2. Sigmund Freud
3. Sigmund Amnesia
4. Benjamin Franklin

Question 3 of 3

Memory of the details of a specific event is known as what type of memory?

1. Freudian
2. semantic
3. identical
4. episodic

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