In order to learn, one must be able to make sense of the information they are exposed to. Referencing previous memories can help to develop new ones. Without knowledge of previous events, it is hard to understand and learn from new and current situations. When in the infant stages of life, children learn by seeing and remembering new things. If they cannot remember, however, they cannot learn and as a result do not gain the skills necessary to survive in the real world. “Since early acquired information is the foundation for new memories and may be linked to many more new memories, such memory is less subject to change and/or loss.” Dolls in dollhouse are like infants after their memories have been wiped clean; they do not remember anything and as a result, cannot learn new things. If an adult is as clueless as an infant, they will not be able to defend themselves when the time comes to do so.
i am learning about how infants think in one of my classes right now actually! it was cool to com e across this but yeah i agree with you. If we have nothing to go off of how are we going to know right from wrong or if something is safe to do or not?
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