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Is photographic memory a gift?
The intuitive notion of a “photographic” memory is that it is just like a photograph: you can retrieve it from your memory at will and examine it in detail, zooming in on different parts. But a true photographic memory in this sense has never been proved to exist.
What age does photographic memory start?
Hudmon stated, “Children possess far more capacity for eidetic imagery than adults, suggesting that a developmental change (such as acquiring language skills) may disrupt the potential for eidetic imagery.” Eidetic memory has been found in 2 to 10 percent of children aged 6 to 12.
Do children’s earliest memories change as they age?
A follow-up study published in Child Development in 2011, which tracked four- to 11-year-olds over a two-year period, found that “earliest memory” changed as the children aged, even if they were given cues about the original earliest memory from two years prior. It was infantile amnesia in action.
What are the good and bad things about having a photographic memory?
There are many good and bad things when you have photographic memory. Here are a few things: 1. It takes less energy to do your daily activities. For example, when people try finding a certain object they lost, it would only take you a few seconds to remember. 2. It will be very useful when you try to memorize things.
How can I tell if my child has a photographic memory?
As per the research, there is no way to tell if your child has a photographic memory, but can you discern if your child has another memory syndrome? In my case, I didn’t learn until my first general psych course in college that my memory was anything special.
What is the average age of explicit memory in children?
When children learn and remember things they experienced as babies or toddlers, such as the alphabet song, this knowledge is considered “implicit” memory. The average age of the first “explicit” (or episodic) memory that can be recalled by an adult is not until about three-and-a-half years old, on average.