Exam 6: Cognitive Growth: Information Processing Approaches

Arletta used to believe that she could simply look at a group of vocabulary words once and remember them.Now she realized that she has to practice them.This is evidence that Arletta has developed __________ skills.

Describe the three types of memory.How is each related to development during middle age?

Renaldo has progressed beyond picture books to early-reader stories appropriate for his young age.His mother encourages him to guess what each of the words mean,stumbling through "bark," "sail," "tall," and "baby" before eventually recognizing the shape of the intended word "ball." Which approach to reading is Renaldo's mother promoting?

Which type of memory capacity tends to increase with age?

According to the three-system model,it is in the __________ that thoughtful,deliberate information processing first takes place.

What is an advantage of the information processing approach compared to the approaches of Piaget and Vygotsky?

The memory of events from one's own life,known as __________ memory,is not very accurate until after age 3.

__________ approaches to cognitive development seek to identify the way that individuals take in,use,and store information.

The increasing ability as children age to tune into certain stimuli while tuning out of others is the result of the increasing __________ that comes with age.

The enduring structures of information processing that remain constant over the course of development are known as __________.

Which nonobvious area of the brain receives beneficial organization through the process of reading?

Which term refers to the process by which material in memory is located,brought to awareness,and used?

What makes a stimulus attention-getting?

How would an information processing theorist describe a process that requires a large amount of attention?

A reading educator is in favor of teaching reading by presenting the basic skills that underlie reading.Which instructional strategy is this teacher a proponent of?

Which strategy should be used to question children to produce the most accurate recollections?

Explain techniques that are useful and not useful when questioning children in a legal setting.

Recent memory research among infants,children,and adults shows that __________.

Which statement is correct regarding memory loss in middle-aged people?

Information processing approaches often involve a computer analogy for human reasoning and memory.In that analogy,which element represents software that accesses information?