Exam 9: Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives and Connectionism

List three reasons that children might display utilization deficiencies when they first acquire a new and more sophisticated strategy.

What does research on the ability to recall early childhood events indicate about most adults' memories?

When Marcos was playing backgammon the other day, his sister showed him a new strategy that he could use to win the game.If Marcos uses this new strategy in the future, what would an information-processing theorist suggest that Marcos had done?

In a research study 6-year-olds and 14-year-olds are asked to sort coloured cards.In order to increase performance, will it be helpful to tell the participants to pay attention to the colours, while ignoring the shape of the cards?

All the children in James's class have been asked to learn facts about animals.James chose to learn the facts by asking himself why each of the facts would be true for that particular animal.Which memory strategy is James using?

How are connectionist network models created?

Zachary is learning to do addition.His method is to identify the larger number and then count upward from that number.Which method of addition is Zachary using?

How is the amount and accuracy of information contained in children's eyewitness memory affected by development?

What are researchers trying to measure when they pose questions of the type "hat is to head as glove is to_______"?

According to the research by Robert Kail, increases in which aspect of information-processing accounts for improved memory with increasing age?

Which statement best summarizes Siegler's model of developmental changes in strategy use?

Discuss two techniques that can be used to elicit more accurate memory recall from child witnesses.

Which of the following do children first use to solve analogical reasoning problems?

Wayne and Sally are telling their friends about the interesting things they did during their recent trip to Banff National Park.What type of memory are Wayne and Sally using to communicate the events of their trip?

Which strategy are children using for addition when they start with the larger of the two numbers to be added, and then count up from that number?

Memory span refers to the number of rapidly presented, unrelated items that can be recalled in which way?

What type of deficiency occurs when a child fails to benefit from an effective strategy that he or she has generated spontaneously?

What do children who are abused multiple times develop to help them remember general details of the event quite well?

Which researchers would implicate working memory as an important constraint in the acquisition of mathematical concepts?

When do children first show evidence of metamemory?