Question 1

Which of the following is true of the effects of testing on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing causes stress and interferes with memory. 
B)  Multiple choice tests tend to be best for enhancing memory. 
C)  Testing only the current material is better than using cumulative tests. 
D)  Testing can be more effective for memory than re-reading or reviewing material. 
A)  Testing causes stress and interferes with memory. 
B)  Multiple choice tests tend to be best for enhancing memory. 
C)  Testing only the current material is better than using cumulative tests. 
D)  Testing can be more effective for memory than re-reading or reviewing material. D

Question 2

The Stroop test is primarily a measure of

Accepted Answer

A)  processing speed. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  inhibitory control. 
A)  processing speed. 
B)  metacognition. 
C)  long-term memory. 
D)  inhibitory control. D

Question 3

Name a key executive function.

Accepted Answer

shifting tasks, inhibitory control, control attention, detect errors, hold information during reasoning, retrieve information, monitor behavior, make corrections of attention or behavior

Question 4

Studies of infants and monkeys observing possible and impossible events with toy mice suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  infants and monkeys can count to 10. 
B)  infants and monkeys can do simple multiplication and division. 
C)  number sense develops through modeling and experience with concrete objects. 
D)  number sense is a core domain. 
A)  infants and monkeys can count to 10. 
B)  infants and monkeys can do simple multiplication and division. 
C)  number sense develops through modeling and experience with concrete objects. 
D)  number sense is a core domain.

Question 5

Which one of the following instructions is most likely to encourage students to elaborate as they study new material about the transcontinental railroad? Ask them

Accepted Answer

A)  to find Ogden, Utah, site of the golden spike, on the map. 
B)  which Native American tribes lived along the railroad route. 
C)  what was the chief crop of Nebraska. 
D)  how the transcontinental railroad might have affected the economy of Utah. 
A)  to find Ogden, Utah, site of the golden spike, on the map. 
B)  which Native American tribes lived along the railroad route. 
C)  what was the chief crop of Nebraska. 
D)  how the transcontinental railroad might have affected the economy of Utah.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term memory can get so full that it is difficult to encode new things. 
B)  The more you know the easier it is to encode new things. 
C)  Low ability students have trouble learning, even in domains in which they have a lot of prior knowledge. 
D)  Scripts are an example of rote memorization, such as a list of the presidents. 
A)  Long-term memory can get so full that it is difficult to encode new things. 
B)  The more you know the easier it is to encode new things. 
C)  Low ability students have trouble learning, even in domains in which they have a lot of prior knowledge. 
D)  Scripts are an example of rote memorization, such as a list of the presidents.

Question 7

Which of the following best illustrates a script? A child knows that

Accepted Answer

A)  a person can be a man and a father at the same time. 
B)  on school days, we get up, shower, eat breakfast, make lunch, and wait for the bus. 
C)  she has a bad memory for remembering what her mother told her to do. 
D)  a word can only refer to one object or class of objects. 
A)  a person can be a man and a father at the same time. 
B)  on school days, we get up, shower, eat breakfast, make lunch, and wait for the bus. 
C)  she has a bad memory for remembering what her mother told her to do. 
D)  a word can only refer to one object or class of objects.

Question 8

Which of the following is the LEAST advanced encoding method?

Accepted Answer

A)  rehearsal 
B)  organization 
C)  elaboration 
D)  encoding specificity 
A)  rehearsal 
B)  organization 
C)  elaboration 
D)  encoding specificity

Question 9

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the information processing model discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sensory register has very small capacity. 
B)  Information that must be remembered for a long time goes directly from the sensory register to long-term memory; less important information is stored in working memory. 
C)  Visual images are stored in working memory. 
D)  Information from the outside world that enters long-term memory must first pass through the sensory register. 
A)  The sensory register has very small capacity. 
B)  Information that must be remembered for a long time goes directly from the sensory register to long-term memory; less important information is stored in working memory. 
C)  Visual images are stored in working memory. 
D)  Information from the outside world that enters long-term memory must first pass through the sensory register.

Question 10

Boys are diagnosed with ADHD more than girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A three-year-old figured out that his father was gone because the father's car was gone and the mother's car was in the garage. The child was using what form of reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  analogical 
D)  metacognitive 
A)  inductive 
B)  deductive 
C)  analogical 
D)  metacognitive

Question 12

There is evidence that learners may need how many high quality exposures to new material before they will remember it?

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

Question 13

William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of it as three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  storage in the sensory register. 
B)  retrieval from working memory. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  chunking. 
A)  storage in the sensory register. 
B)  retrieval from working memory. 
C)  maintenance rehearsal. 
D)  chunking.

Question 14

What is a core domain?

Accepted Answer

An aspect of knowled

Question 15

Which of the following is the most effective learning strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Copy topic sentences from paragraphs in order to create summaries. 
B)  Take notes on intriguing details. 
C)  Write summaries and take notes on the big ideas that are presented. 
D)  Underline several sentences in each paragraph that you study. 
A)  Copy topic sentences from paragraphs in order to create summaries. 
B)  Take notes on intriguing details. 
C)  Write summaries and take notes on the big ideas that are presented. 
D)  Underline several sentences in each paragraph that you study.

Question 16

For early elementary students, ability to estimate where numbers fall on a number line predicts what?

Accepted Answer

school achievement,

Question 17

The information processing component that shifts attention and suppresses responses is

Accepted Answer

A)  executive function. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  mnemonic strategies. 
D)  sensory register. 
A)  executive function. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  mnemonic strategies. 
D)  sensory register.

Question 18

The textbook points out that ADHD is linked with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  mother's use of tobacco or alcohol during pregnancy 
B)  father's use of tobacco or alcohol during pregnancy 
C)  high income 
D)  mothers who were athletic before pregnancy 
A)  mother's use of tobacco or alcohol during pregnancy 
B)  father's use of tobacco or alcohol during pregnancy 
C)  high income 
D)  mothers who were athletic before pregnancy

Question 19

What is metacognition?

Accepted Answer

Thinking about think

Question 20

A study of Brazilian children who worked as  street vendors found that the children could

Accepted Answer

A)  give correct change but could not do math problems like those in school. 
B)  seldom give correct change. 
C)  give correct prices on orders that required multiplication just as quickly as schooled children. 
D)  count money but not numbers. 
A)  give correct change but could not do math problems like those in school. 
B)  seldom give correct change. 
C)  give correct prices on orders that required multiplication just as quickly as schooled children. 
D)  count money but not numbers.

Which of the following is true of the effects of testing on memory?

The Stroop test is primarily a measure of

Name a key executive function.

Studies of infants and monkeys observing possible and impossible events with toy mice suggest that

Which one of the following instructions is most likely to encourage students to elaborate as they study new material about the transcontinental railroad? Ask them

Which of the following is true of memory?

Which of the following best illustrates a script? A child knows that

Which of the following is the LEAST advanced encoding method?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the information processing model discussed in the text?

Boys are diagnosed with ADHD more than girls.

A three-year-old figured out that his father was gone because the father's car was gone and the mother's car was in the garage. The child was using what form of reasoning?

There is evidence that learners may need how many high quality exposures to new material before they will remember it?

William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of it as three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating

What is a core domain?

Which of the following is the most effective learning strategy?

For early elementary students, ability to estimate where numbers fall on a number line predicts what?

The information processing component that shifts attention and suppresses responses is

The textbook points out that ADHD is linked with which of the following?

What is metacognition?

A study of Brazilian children who worked as street vendors found that the children could

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Language and Literacy

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Exam 4: Information Processing, Memory, and Problem Solving

Which of the following is true of the effects of testing on memory?

The Stroop test is primarily a measure of

Name a key executive function.

Studies of infants and monkeys observing possible and impossible events with toy mice suggest that

Which one of the following instructions is most likely to encourage students to elaborate as they study new material about the transcontinental railroad? Ask them

Which of the following is true of memory?

Which of the following best illustrates a script? A child knows that

Which of the following is the LEAST advanced encoding method?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the information processing model discussed in the text?

Boys are diagnosed with ADHD more than girls.

A three-year-old figured out that his father was gone because the father's car was gone and the mother's car was in the garage. The child was using what form of reasoning?

There is evidence that learners may need how many high quality exposures to new material before they will remember it?

William is trying to remember his new nine-digit social security number, and he does so by thinking of it as three groups of three digits each. William is demonstrating

What is a core domain?

Which of the following is the most effective learning strategy?

For early elementary students, ability to estimate where numbers fall on a number line predicts what?

The information processing component that shifts attention and suppresses responses is

The textbook points out that ADHD is linked with which of the following?

What is metacognition?

A study of Brazilian children who worked as street vendors found that the children could

Ways of Thinking About Children

Physical Development and Health

Classic Theories of Learning and Cognition

Cognitive Ability: Intelligence, Talent, and Achievement

Attachment and Personality

Self-Control and Discipline

Emotional Development

Social Cognition

Social Behavior

Peers, Friends, and Play

Language and Literacy

The Self-System and Motivation

The Child in Context: Family Structure, Child Care, and Media

Filters