Question 1

What is the process by which information gets into memory?

Accepted Answer

A) encoding 
B) attention 
C) thinking 
D) automaticity 
A) encoding 
B) attention 
C) thinking 
D) automaticity

Question 2

Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

Accepted Answer

A) short term 
B) working 
C) explicit 
D) implicit 
A) short term 
B) working 
C) explicit 
D) implicit

Question 3

Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Young children are likely to remember the gist of information but not verbatim details. 
B) Older children are likely to remember verbatim details of events or information. 
C) Memory and reasoning skills are improved when older children begin to use gist rather than verbatim memory trace to recall information. 
D) Fuzzy traces of events or information are fleeting and likely to be forgotten. 
A) Young children are likely to remember the gist of information but not verbatim details. 
B) Older children are likely to remember verbatim details of events or information. 
C) Memory and reasoning skills are improved when older children begin to use gist rather than verbatim memory trace to recall information. 
D) Fuzzy traces of events or information are fleeting and likely to be forgotten.

Question 4

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

Accepted Answer

A) attention,memory,and thinking 
B) assimilation,accommodation,and thinking 
C) encoding,decoding,and recall 
D) encoding,automaticity,and strategy construction 
A) attention,memory,and thinking 
B) assimilation,accommodation,and thinking 
C) encoding,decoding,and recall 
D) encoding,automaticity,and strategy construction

Question 5

Executive function

Accepted Answer

A) involves goal-setting and cognitive flexibility. 
B) includes executive attention. 
C) involves cognitive inhibition and delay gratification. 
D) involves all of these answers. 
A) involves goal-setting and cognitive flexibility. 
B) includes executive attention. 
C) involves cognitive inhibition and delay gratification. 
D) involves all of these answers.

Question 6

Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

Accepted Answer

A) dress-ups,books/reading 
B) balls,books,dolls 
C) vehicles,machines,dinosaurs 
D) equal interest in books/reading and dinosaurs. 
A) dress-ups,books/reading 
B) balls,books,dolls 
C) vehicles,machines,dinosaurs 
D) equal interest in books/reading and dinosaurs.

Question 7

Memory about life's events is labeled

Accepted Answer

A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) working memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) semantic memory. 
B) implicit memory. 
C) working memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 8

Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ______,but failed in _______.

Accepted Answer

A) source memory; semantic memory 
B) semantic memory; source memory 
C) procedural memory; semantic memory 
D) episodic memory; prospective memory 
A) source memory; semantic memory 
B) semantic memory; source memory 
C) procedural memory; semantic memory 
D) episodic memory; prospective memory

Question 9

Explicit memory is also known as ____ memory,while implicit memory is also known as _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic; declarative 
B) declarative; procedural 
C) short-term; long-term 
D) long-term; short-term 
A) semantic; declarative 
B) declarative; procedural 
C) short-term; long-term 
D) long-term; short-term

Question 10

According to Harris (2006),studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) sponge who is trying to absorb as much knowledge from others as possible. 
B) thinker who is trying to explain,predict,and understand people's thoughts,feelings,and communications. 
C) "island" that learns to satisfy desires and answer questions on his own. 
D) scientist who experiments with the people and objects around him. 
A) sponge who is trying to absorb as much knowledge from others as possible. 
B) thinker who is trying to explain,predict,and understand people's thoughts,feelings,and communications. 
C) "island" that learns to satisfy desires and answer questions on his own. 
D) scientist who experiments with the people and objects around him.

Question 11

Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) the presence of peers 
B) being under the influence of alcohol and drugs 
C) having temptations readily available 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) the presence of peers 
B) being under the influence of alcohol and drugs 
C) having temptations readily available 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

The retention of information over time is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) strategy construction. 
B) encoding. 
C) memory. 
D) attention. 
A) strategy construction. 
B) encoding. 
C) memory. 
D) attention.

Question 13

John does not remember much from his first 3 years of life.This is the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A) lapse of implicit memory. 
B) infantile amnesia. 
C) early signs of dementia. 
D) limited memory span. 
A) lapse of implicit memory. 
B) infantile amnesia. 
C) early signs of dementia. 
D) limited memory span.

Question 14

Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob walks 2 miles each morning. 
B) Earl does crossword puzzles. 
C) Dwayne listens to easy-listening music for 2 hours every day. 
D) Sam reads biographies and participates in fitness classes at his local gym. 
A) Bob walks 2 miles each morning. 
B) Earl does crossword puzzles. 
C) Dwayne listens to easy-listening music for 2 hours every day. 
D) Sam reads biographies and participates in fitness classes at his local gym.

What is the process by which information gets into memory?

Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

Executive function

Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

Memory about life's events is labeled

Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ,but failed in _.

Explicit memory is also known as memory,while implicit memory is also known as _ memory.

According to Harris (2006),studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

The retention of information over time is referred to as

John does not remember much from his first 3 years of life.This is the phenomenon of

Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

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Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, identity, and Personality

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Exam 7: Information Processing

What is the process by which information gets into memory?

Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

Executive function

Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

Memory about life's events is labeled

Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ______,but failed in _______.

Explicit memory is also known as ____ memory,while implicit memory is also known as _____ memory.

According to Harris (2006),studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

The retention of information over time is referred to as

John does not remember much from his first 3 years of life.This is the phenomenon of

Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

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

Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ,but failed in _.

Explicit memory is also known as memory,while implicit memory is also known as _ memory.