Question 1

"Knowing about knowing" is called

Accepted Answer

A) automaticity. 
B) metacognition. 
C) strategy construction. 
D) encoding. 
A) automaticity. 
B) metacognition. 
C) strategy construction. 
D) encoding.

Question 2

Eighty-year-old Kathleen,who is healthy,will show a steady decline in:

Accepted Answer

A) implicit and semantic memory. 
B) implicit and episodic memory. 
C) working memory and processing speed. 
D) procedural and working memory. 
A) implicit and semantic memory. 
B) implicit and episodic memory. 
C) working memory and processing speed. 
D) procedural and working memory.

Question 3

Jon listens to his favorite CD while studying for tomorrow's exam.This is an example of _____ attention.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

While Leah makes decisions and solves problems on a science experiment,she is manipulating and assembling new information.The manipulation and assembling of new information uses

Accepted Answer

A) short-term memory. 
B) long-term memory. 
C) working memory. 
D) rehearsal. 
A) short-term memory. 
B) long-term memory. 
C) working memory. 
D) rehearsal.

Question 5

A young infant may believe that a bird is more like an airplane than an animal if the infant uses

Accepted Answer

A) executive function. 
B) critical thinking. 
C) conceptual categorization. 
D) perceptual categorization. 
A) executive function. 
B) critical thinking. 
C) conceptual categorization. 
D) perceptual categorization.

Question 6

Andrea is worried that she will forget to take her antibiotic prescription three times daily.Andrea feels her _____ memory is weak.

Accepted Answer

A) prospective 
B) working 
C) semantic 
D) implicit 
A) prospective 
B) working 
C) semantic 
D) implicit

Question 7

Dallas no longer has to think about each letter in a word as he is reading.This skill is becoming more automatic,because Dallas

Accepted Answer

A) practices reading. 
B) memorizes every story he reads. 
C) focuses his attention. 
D) is fully conscious of the process while reading. 
A) practices reading. 
B) memorizes every story he reads. 
C) focuses his attention. 
D) is fully conscious of the process while reading.

Question 8

Which of the following may help older adults slow down the decline in processing speed?

Accepted Answer

A) health 
B) exercise 
C) health and exercise 
D) whether one continues to drive in late adulthood 
A) health 
B) exercise 
C) health and exercise 
D) whether one continues to drive in late adulthood

Question 9

Stacy is vigilant in watching her baby for any change in her breathing.This is an example of _____ attention.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others is called

Accepted Answer

A) critical thinking. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) wisdom. 
D) metamemory. 
A) critical thinking. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) wisdom. 
D) metamemory.

Question 11

Research shows that adults remember more events from the second and third decades of their lives than from other decades.This is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the reminiscence bump. 
B) source memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. 
A) the reminiscence bump. 
B) source memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

Question 12

Which processes are required for effective information processing?

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition and metamemory 
B) thought and behavior 
C) attention,memory,and thinking 
D) encoding,memory,and emotion 
A) metacognition and metamemory 
B) thought and behavior 
C) attention,memory,and thinking 
D) encoding,memory,and emotion

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes processing speed?

Accepted Answer

A) Processing speed decreases dramatically across the childhood years. 
B) Processing speed increases dramatically across the childhood years. 
C) Processing speed begins declining in adolescence. 
D) Processing speed peaks in late adulthood. 
A) Processing speed decreases dramatically across the childhood years. 
B) Processing speed increases dramatically across the childhood years. 
C) Processing speed begins declining in adolescence. 
D) Processing speed peaks in late adulthood.

Question 14

Individuals' knowledge about memory is called

Accepted Answer

A) metamemory. 
B) wisdom. 
C) memory strategy. 
D) semantic memory. 
A) metamemory. 
B) wisdom. 
C) memory strategy. 
D) semantic memory.

Question 15

When Derek writes his autobiography,he can just concentrate on recalling the events he experienced in the past,without thinking about the keystrokes he needs to hit.He uses _____ in recalling the past events,and ______ in hitting the right keystroke.

Accepted Answer

A) episodic memory; semantic memory 
B) explicit memory; implicit memory 
C) semantic memory; implicit memory 
D) working memory; semantic memory 
A) episodic memory; semantic memory 
B) explicit memory; implicit memory 
C) semantic memory; implicit memory 
D) working memory; semantic memory

Question 16

The information-processing approach to cognitive development is concerned mainly with

Accepted Answer

A) the influence of culture on development. 
B) how people encode,manipulate,monitor,and create strategies to manage information. 
C) how people store information in memory and the order in which they access it for future tasks. 
D) the influence of biology and evolution on an individual's development. 
A) the influence of culture on development. 
B) how people encode,manipulate,monitor,and create strategies to manage information. 
C) how people store information in memory and the order in which they access it for future tasks. 
D) the influence of biology and evolution on an individual's development.

Question 17

Which of the following statements characterizes the schema theory of memory?

Accepted Answer

A) People store and retrieve bits of data much as a computer. 
B) We reconstruct our memories to fit the schema already in our minds. 
C) Memories are like talking photographs. 
D) Memory encoding is 100 percent accurate.Retrieval can be false. 
A) People store and retrieve bits of data much as a computer. 
B) We reconstruct our memories to fit the schema already in our minds. 
C) Memories are like talking photographs. 
D) Memory encoding is 100 percent accurate.Retrieval can be false.

Question 18

What does Deanna Kuhn believe to be the most important cognitive change in adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) appearance of scientific reasoning 
B) improvement of executive function 
C) greater capacity for focused attention 
D) appearance of cognitive flexibility 
A) appearance of scientific reasoning 
B) improvement of executive function 
C) greater capacity for focused attention 
D) appearance of cognitive flexibility

Question 19

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 20

The conscious memory of facts and experiences referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) explicit memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) procedural memory. 
A) explicit memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) procedural memory.

"Knowing about knowing" is called

Eighty-year-old Kathleen,who is healthy,will show a steady decline in:

Jon listens to his favorite CD while studying for tomorrow's exam.This is an example of _____ attention.

While Leah makes decisions and solves problems on a science experiment,she is manipulating and assembling new information.The manipulation and assembling of new information uses

A young infant may believe that a bird is more like an airplane than an animal if the infant uses

Andrea is worried that she will forget to take her antibiotic prescription three times daily.Andrea feels her _____ memory is weak.

Dallas no longer has to think about each letter in a word as he is reading.This skill is becoming more automatic,because Dallas

Which of the following may help older adults slow down the decline in processing speed?

Stacy is vigilant in watching her baby for any change in her breathing.This is an example of _____ attention.

The awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others is called

Research shows that adults remember more events from the second and third decades of their lives than from other decades.This is known as

Which processes are required for effective information processing?

Which of the following statements accurately describes processing speed?

Individuals' knowledge about memory is called

When Derek writes his autobiography,he can just concentrate on recalling the events he experienced in the past,without thinking about the keystrokes he needs to hit.He uses _ in recalling the past events,and __ in hitting the right keystroke.

The information-processing approach to cognitive development is concerned mainly with

Which of the following statements characterizes the schema theory of memory?

What does Deanna Kuhn believe to be the most important cognitive change in adolescence?

Working memory is

The conscious memory of facts and experiences referred to as

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

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Exam 7: Information Processing

"Knowing about knowing" is called

Eighty-year-old Kathleen,who is healthy,will show a steady decline in:

Jon listens to his favorite CD while studying for tomorrow's exam.This is an example of _____ attention.

While Leah makes decisions and solves problems on a science experiment,she is manipulating and assembling new information.The manipulation and assembling of new information uses

A young infant may believe that a bird is more like an airplane than an animal if the infant uses

Andrea is worried that she will forget to take her antibiotic prescription three times daily.Andrea feels her _____ memory is weak.

Dallas no longer has to think about each letter in a word as he is reading.This skill is becoming more automatic,because Dallas

Which of the following may help older adults slow down the decline in processing speed?

Stacy is vigilant in watching her baby for any change in her breathing.This is an example of _____ attention.

The awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others is called

Research shows that adults remember more events from the second and third decades of their lives than from other decades.This is known as

Which processes are required for effective information processing?

Which of the following statements accurately describes processing speed?

Individuals' knowledge about memory is called

When Derek writes his autobiography,he can just concentrate on recalling the events he experienced in the past,without thinking about the keystrokes he needs to hit.He uses _____ in recalling the past events,and ______ in hitting the right keystroke.

The information-processing approach to cognitive development is concerned mainly with

Which of the following statements characterizes the schema theory of memory?

What does Deanna Kuhn believe to be the most important cognitive change in adolescence?

Working memory is

The conscious memory of facts and experiences referred to as

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

When Derek writes his autobiography,he can just concentrate on recalling the events he experienced in the past,without thinking about the keystrokes he needs to hit.He uses _ in recalling the past events,and __ in hitting the right keystroke.