The Problem of Infantile Amnesia: Lessons from Fuzzy-Trace Theory

摘要: In recent years, developmental and cognitive psychology have provided a wealth of information about infancy that has forced us to reconsider James’ celebrated observation the baby’s universe is “one big blooming buzzing confusion” (James, 1950). Studies memory, coupled with those in other areas, begun confer view organism as powerfully prepared processor, starting at birth perhaps even earlier shape be shaped by its environment. Querleu his colleagues, for example, shown fetus’ heart rate will accelerate response sound mother’s voice, well voices others third trimester (Querleu, Renard, & Crepin, 1981). Taking notion this early perceptual/mnemonic ability step further, Spence Decasper’s (1982) results indicate newborns can discriminate between stories had been read them while still their womb not read. Such indications an parse from world store it further use supported studies short-term which demonstrate, 2 months age, infants distinguish familiar novel stimuli (e.g., Fantz, 1956, 1964; Fagan, 1985).