Infantile amnesia refers to our inability to recall the early years of our lives.
Earliest memories are typically assigned to the third or fourth year and memories are generally sparse prior to the age of seven. This phenomenon has been widely discussed by psychologists of varied theoretical persuasion. Consequently, infantile amnesia provides a good lens for our initial explorations of the diverse perspectives in psychology. We will learn about internet resources for this course and how to enter the early memories data into the computers. An early memory from Goethe's autobiography.