Question 1

Strategies are usually viewed as being all of the following except

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A) potentially available to consciousness. 
B) deliberately implemented. 
C) nonobligatory. 
D) mentally effortless. 
A) potentially available to consciousness. 
B) deliberately implemented. 
C) nonobligatory. 
D) mentally effortless.

Question 2

Chinese speaking children have longer digit spans than English-speaking children because

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A) The digits 1 through 9 can be articulated more rapidly in Chinese than in English. 
B) The Chinese language is a less-complex language than English. 
C) Chinese people place a greater emphasis on education than English-speaking countries. 
D) Chinese people generally have a greater memory capacity than English-speaking children. 
A) The digits 1 through 9 can be articulated more rapidly in Chinese than in English. 
B) The Chinese language is a less-complex language than English. 
C) Chinese people place a greater emphasis on education than English-speaking countries. 
D) Chinese people generally have a greater memory capacity than English-speaking children.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of nondeclarative memory?

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A) remembering where you parked your car this morning 
B) remembering the trip you took to Disney World when you were 8 years old 
C) remembering the definition of a difficult word 
D) remembering how to tie your shoes 
A) remembering where you parked your car this morning 
B) remembering the trip you took to Disney World when you were 8 years old 
C) remembering the definition of a difficult word 
D) remembering how to tie your shoes

Question 4

Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model adopts the idea of natural selection from Darwin's
theory of evolution and applies it to cognitive development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

New interviewing techniques that have been developed to help maximize children's accurate recall of potentially traumatic events while decreasing their recall of incorrect information include all of the following except

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A) providing children with practice in recalling detailed accounts of events. 
B) admonishing children to tell the truth. 
C) instructing children to say "I don't know" when they are uncertain. 
D) making specific suggestions to children about what happened. 
A) providing children with practice in recalling detailed accounts of events. 
B) admonishing children to tell the truth. 
C) instructing children to say "I don't know" when they are uncertain. 
D) making specific suggestions to children about what happened.

Question 6

The process of bringing the contents of one's mind to consciousness is

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A) metamemory. 
B) memory. 
C) remembering. 
D) reminiscing. 
A) metamemory. 
B) memory. 
C) remembering. 
D) reminiscing.

Question 7

The length of a child's memory span is most influenced by which of the following?

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A) the speed of processing 
B) the knowledge base 
C) the difficulty of the task 
D) the child's interest in the task 
A) the speed of processing 
B) the knowledge base 
C) the difficulty of the task 
D) the child's interest in the task

Question 8

Memory that refers to remembering to do something in the future is called

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A) prospective memory. 
B) retrospective memory. 
C) recognition. 
D) expectancies. 
A) prospective memory. 
B) retrospective memory. 
C) recognition. 
D) expectancies.

Question 9

Which of the following is not true of resistance to interference?

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A) It occurs in dual tasks, when performing one task interferes with performance on a second task. 
B) It continues to increase over childhood and into adolescence. 
C) It occurs in selective attention, when one must focus on central information (and ignore peripheral information. 
D) It is defined as "susceptibility to performance decrements under conditions of a single stimulus." 
A) It occurs in dual tasks, when performing one task interferes with performance on a second task. 
B) It continues to increase over childhood and into adolescence. 
C) It occurs in selective attention, when one must focus on central information (and ignore peripheral information. 
D) It is defined as "susceptibility to performance decrements under conditions of a single stimulus."

Question 10

A memory technique that both children and adults use to is to remember what happened in terms of familiar routines called scripts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The major category of Lindberg's factors to be considered in evaluating children's eyewitness memory and suggestibility that includes operations, such as the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information is

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A) memory processes. 
B) the focus of study. 
C) participant factors. 
D) interpretation of validity. 
A) memory processes. 
B) the focus of study. 
C) participant factors. 
D) interpretation of validity.

Question 12

Reasoning is a special type of problem solving that usually requires one to make an implication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

All of the following characteristics have been found to contribute to greater recall of children's eyewitness memory except

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A) higher IQ. 
B) moderate levels of stress rather than high or low levels of stress. 
C) providing incentives. 
D) events just prior to the event in question. 
A) higher IQ. 
B) moderate levels of stress rather than high or low levels of stress. 
C) providing incentives. 
D) events just prior to the event in question.

Question 14

The ability to focus only on chosen stimuli and not to be distracted by other noise in the environment is called

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A) memory span. 
B) attention span. 
C) selective memory. 
D) working memory. 
A) memory span. 
B) attention span. 
C) selective memory. 
D) working memory.

Question 15

Children and adults remember events in terms of

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A) schemes. 
B) scripts. 
C) operations. 
D) accommodation. 
A) schemes. 
B) scripts. 
C) operations. 
D) accommodation.

Question 16

Reasoning that involves the generation of hypotheses and the systematic testing of those hypotheses is called

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A) deductive reasoning. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) scientific reasoning. 
D) analogical reasoning. 
A) deductive reasoning. 
B) inductive reasoning. 
C) scientific reasoning. 
D) analogical reasoning.

Question 17

Which of the following is not true of Freud's theory of infantile amnesia?

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A) Experiences of infancy are rife with sexual overtones toward one's father. 
B)  Experiences from infancy are generally so traumatic that they are actively repressed. 
C) Modern behavioral psychologists reject his theory. 
D) We protect our adult egos by preventing disturbing childhood memories from rising to consciousness. 
A) Experiences of infancy are rife with sexual overtones toward one's father. 
B)  Experiences from infancy are generally so traumatic that they are actively repressed. 
C) Modern behavioral psychologists reject his theory. 
D) We protect our adult egos by preventing disturbing childhood memories from rising to consciousness.

Question 18

Some potentially serious side effects of stimulant drugs prescribed for children with ADHD include all of the following except

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A) curbing appetites. 
B) disrupting sleep cycles. 
C) activating inhibitory circuits. 
D) reducing the desire to play. 
A) curbing appetites. 
B) disrupting sleep cycles. 
C) activating inhibitory circuits. 
D) reducing the desire to play.

Question 19

What were the results of Ceci's interviews with 3- to 6-year-old children over an 11-week period about events that might have happened to them?

Accepted Answer

A) False memories of events are relatively easy to put into young children's minds. 
B) False memories of events are very difficult to put into young children's minds. 
C) Children naturally tend to have false memories of events because they are imaginative. 
D) Children can be convinced of the truth of false memories, but only for a short period of time. 
A) False memories of events are relatively easy to put into young children's minds. 
B) False memories of events are very difficult to put into young children's minds. 
C) Children naturally tend to have false memories of events because they are imaginative. 
D) Children can be convinced of the truth of false memories, but only for a short period of time.

Question 20

Research has shown that the more time boys spent in object-oriented play,

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A) the lower their tool-use scores were. 
B) the higher their tool-use scores were. 
C) the lower their creativity scores were. 
D) the higher their creativity scores were. 
A) the lower their tool-use scores were. 
B) the higher their tool-use scores were. 
C) the lower their creativity scores were. 
D) the higher their creativity scores were.

Strategies are usually viewed as being all of the following except

Chinese speaking children have longer digit spans than English-speaking children because

Which of the following is an example of nondeclarative memory?

Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model adopts the idea of natural selection from Darwin's theory of evolution and applies it to cognitive development.

New interviewing techniques that have been developed to help maximize children's accurate recall of potentially traumatic events while decreasing their recall of incorrect information include all of the following except

The process of bringing the contents of one's mind to consciousness is

The length of a child's memory span is most influenced by which of the following?

Memory that refers to remembering to do something in the future is called

Which of the following is not true of resistance to interference?

A memory technique that both children and adults use to is to remember what happened in terms of familiar routines called scripts.

The major category of Lindberg's factors to be considered in evaluating children's eyewitness memory and suggestibility that includes operations, such as the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information is

Reasoning is a special type of problem solving that usually requires one to make an implication.

All of the following characteristics have been found to contribute to greater recall of children's eyewitness memory except

The ability to focus only on chosen stimuli and not to be distracted by other noise in the environment is called

Children and adults remember events in terms of

Reasoning that involves the generation of hypotheses and the systematic testing of those hypotheses is called

Which of the following is not true of Freud's theory of infantile amnesia?

Some potentially serious side effects of stimulant drugs prescribed for children with ADHD include all of the following except

What were the results of Ceci's interviews with 3- to 6-year-old children over an 11-week period about events that might have happened to them?

Research has shown that the more time boys spent in object-oriented play,

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Exam 8: Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Strategies are usually viewed as being all of the following except

Chinese speaking children have longer digit spans than English-speaking children because

Which of the following is an example of nondeclarative memory?

Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model adopts the idea of natural selection from Darwin's theory of evolution and applies it to cognitive development.

New interviewing techniques that have been developed to help maximize children's accurate recall of potentially traumatic events while decreasing their recall of incorrect information include all of the following except

The process of bringing the contents of one's mind to consciousness is

The length of a child's memory span is most influenced by which of the following?

Memory that refers to remembering to do something in the future is called

Which of the following is not true of resistance to interference?

A memory technique that both children and adults use to is to remember what happened in terms of familiar routines called scripts.

The major category of Lindberg's factors to be considered in evaluating children's eyewitness memory and suggestibility that includes operations, such as the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information is

Reasoning is a special type of problem solving that usually requires one to make an implication.

All of the following characteristics have been found to contribute to greater recall of children's eyewitness memory except

The ability to focus only on chosen stimuli and not to be distracted by other noise in the environment is called

Children and adults remember events in terms of

Reasoning that involves the generation of hypotheses and the systematic testing of those hypotheses is called

Which of the following is not true of Freud's theory of infantile amnesia?

Some potentially serious side effects of stimulant drugs prescribed for children with ADHD include all of the following except

What were the results of Ceci's interviews with 3- to 6-year-old children over an 11-week period about events that might have happened to them?

Research has shown that the more time boys spent in object-oriented play,

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Understanding Self and Others

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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