Question 1

If older adults are losing their cognitive skills due to the normal aging process, which of the following did research find could help restore them to some extent?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive training with challenging tasks 
B)  aerobic fitness training 
C)  software-based training games 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  cognitive training with challenging tasks 
B)  aerobic fitness training 
C)  software-based training games 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

Planning, monitoring, and attending to goals are examples of _____ attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive 
B)  selective 
C)  divided 
D)  sustained 
A)  executive 
B)  selective 
C)  divided 
D)  sustained

Question 3

What is metacognition and how does it develop?

Accepted Answer

Metacognition is what a person knows abo

Question 4

On a short-term memory task, Trent recalls eight digits, whereas his 6-year-old younger brother, Hunter, remembered only four. According to recent research, if the speed of repetition were controlled, Hunter would

Accepted Answer

A)  remember more digits than Trent. 
B)  still remember fewer digits than Trent. 
C)  remember the same number of digits as Trent. 
D)  remember fewer digits than other adults. 
A)  remember more digits than Trent. 
B)  still remember fewer digits than Trent. 
C)  remember the same number of digits as Trent. 
D)  remember fewer digits than other adults.

Question 5

Joint attention requires all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  an ability to track another's behavior. 
B)  verbal dialog between the two parties. 
C)  one person directing another's attention. 
D)  reciprocal interaction. 
A)  an ability to track another's behavior. 
B)  verbal dialog between the two parties. 
C)  one person directing another's attention. 
D)  reciprocal interaction.

Question 6

Manipulating and transforming information in memory is called

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking. 
B)  wisdom. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  encoding. 
A)  thinking. 
B)  wisdom. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  encoding.

Question 7

What is infantile amnesia? What explanation is given for this?

Accepted Answer

Infantile amnesia refers to th

Question 8

One of the significant developments in understanding others' desires by 18 months of age is

Accepted Answer

A)  being able to predict what others want. 
B)  recognizing that someone else's desires may differ from one's own. 
C)  verbalizing that others may have desires different from her own. 
D)  convincing others to abandon their desires and adopt one's own. 
A)  being able to predict what others want. 
B)  recognizing that someone else's desires may differ from one's own. 
C)  verbalizing that others may have desires different from her own. 
D)  convincing others to abandon their desires and adopt one's own.

Question 9

Which of the following influences what we can do with information according to the information-processing approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  information-processing speed 
B)  the cognitive developmental stage the child is in 
C)  the microgenetic method that is used 
D)  whether the child has developed metacognitive abilities 
A)  information-processing speed 
B)  the cognitive developmental stage the child is in 
C)  the microgenetic method that is used 
D)  whether the child has developed metacognitive abilities

Question 10

According to schema theory, people

Accepted Answer

A)  mold memories to fit information that already exists in their minds. 
B)  store information as is without distortion. 
C)  remember only what is salient to them. 
D)  have a finite amount of brain storage space and must "weed out" old information to store new information. 
A)  mold memories to fit information that already exists in their minds. 
B)  store information as is without distortion. 
C)  remember only what is salient to them. 
D)  have a finite amount of brain storage space and must "weed out" old information to store new information.

Question 11

The cognitive developmental theories of Vygotsky, Piaget, and information processing share a focus on how people

Accepted Answer

A)  think. 
B)  behave. 
C)  interact. 
D)  mature biologically. 
A)  think. 
B)  behave. 
C)  interact. 
D)  mature biologically.

Question 12

Older adults are frequently characterized as unsafe drivers. Declining driving skills is correlated to an apparent decrease in

Accepted Answer

A)  executive attention. 
B)  sustained attention. 
C)  divided attention. 
D)  visual attention. 
A)  executive attention. 
B)  sustained attention. 
C)  divided attention. 
D)  visual attention.

Question 13

Young children advance in executive attention and sustained attention due, in part, to advances in which of the following, according to Rothbart and Gartstein (2008)?

Accepted Answer

A)  fine and gross motor skills 
B)  dramatic increase in information processing speed 
C)  comprehension and language 
D)  stability in information processing speed 
A)  fine and gross motor skills 
B)  dramatic increase in information processing speed 
C)  comprehension and language 
D)  stability in information processing speed

Question 14

Working memory is

Accepted Answer

A)  synonymous with short-term memory. 
B)  synonymous with long-term memory. 
C)  the place where information is manipulated and assembled when people make decisions or solve problems. 
D)  like a passive storehouse where information waits for long-term memory encoding. 
A)  synonymous with short-term memory. 
B)  synonymous with long-term memory. 
C)  the place where information is manipulated and assembled when people make decisions or solve problems. 
D)  like a passive storehouse where information waits for long-term memory encoding.

Question 15

Explain the schema theory of memory, and include one implication for recall of events.

Accepted Answer

People reconstruct their memories to fit

If older adults are losing their cognitive skills due to the normal aging process, which of the following did research find could help restore them to some extent?

Planning, monitoring, and attending to goals are examples of _____ attention.

What is metacognition and how does it develop?

On a short-term memory task, Trent recalls eight digits, whereas his 6-year-old younger brother, Hunter, remembered only four. According to recent research, if the speed of repetition were controlled, Hunter would

Joint attention requires all of the following EXCEPT

Manipulating and transforming information in memory is called

What is infantile amnesia? What explanation is given for this?

One of the significant developments in understanding others' desires by 18 months of age is

Which of the following influences what we can do with information according to the information-processing approach?

According to schema theory, people

The cognitive developmental theories of Vygotsky, Piaget, and information processing share a focus on how people

Older adults are frequently characterized as unsafe drivers. Declining driving skills is correlated to an apparent decrease in

Young children advance in executive attention and sustained attention due, in part, to advances in which of the following, according to Rothbart and Gartstein (2008)?

Working memory is

Explain the schema theory of memory, and include one implication for recall of events.

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Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

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Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

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Exam 7: Information Processing

If older adults are losing their cognitive skills due to the normal aging process, which of the following did research find could help restore them to some extent?

Planning, monitoring, and attending to goals are examples of _____ attention.

What is metacognition and how does it develop?

On a short-term memory task, Trent recalls eight digits, whereas his 6-year-old younger brother, Hunter, remembered only four. According to recent research, if the speed of repetition were controlled, Hunter would

Joint attention requires all of the following EXCEPT

Manipulating and transforming information in memory is called

What is infantile amnesia? What explanation is given for this?

One of the significant developments in understanding others' desires by 18 months of age is

Which of the following influences what we can do with information according to the information-processing approach?

According to schema theory, people

The cognitive developmental theories of Vygotsky, Piaget, and information processing share a focus on how people

Older adults are frequently characterized as unsafe drivers. Declining driving skills is correlated to an apparent decrease in

Young children advance in executive attention and sustained attention due, in part, to advances in which of the following, according to Rothbart and Gartstein (2008)?

Working memory is

Explain the schema theory of memory, and include one implication for recall of events.

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

Filters