>It's well documented that long term memory is nil for children less
>than five years of age (doctors call it "pediatric amnesia") and is
>very >>spotty until about 12. Maybe children can remember strings of
>numbers well in labs, but they can't remember things from a year or two
>ago terribly well. And it's this long term learning that's needed for
>socialization. Social behavior draws from a large pool of past
>experience, not the short term memory tested in laboratories.
If I may butt in... I'm 20 this year, but I remember as clear as
yesterday when I was about 4 yrs old and my grandma was scolding me for
playing in the rain.
My earliest memory starts from early childhood, starting at age 3.
If this may help, I have observed that I have particulary good long-term
memory.
>(Do a real world test: ask a 7 year old about how they misbehaved two
>years ago. If you get anything remotely accurate, I'll buy you lunch.)
I guess this means free lunch for someone. =)
dianne
