Question 1

The nature of the task used to investigate how children think can influence the results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT true regarding children's memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the preschool years, children begin to develop efficient memory strategies such as rehearsal, organization, and retrieval. 
B)  The memory skills of preschoolers are as efficient as those in older children. 
C)  If the phone number is set to a familiar tune, children will remember it better because songs and music are stored whole in a different area of the brain. 
D)  Preschoolers remember what they pay attention to and they pay attention to what is salient. 
A)  During the preschool years, children begin to develop efficient memory strategies such as rehearsal, organization, and retrieval. 
B)  The memory skills of preschoolers are as efficient as those in older children. 
C)  If the phone number is set to a familiar tune, children will remember it better because songs and music are stored whole in a different area of the brain. 
D)  Preschoolers remember what they pay attention to and they pay attention to what is salient. B

Question 3

Studies have shown that early-childhood children possess far less intellectual competence than Piaget believed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The process that entails children using words to construct a useful network of associations about things is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  verbal coding 
C)  maturation 
D)  verbalization 
A)  encoding 
B)  verbal coding 
C)  maturation 
D)  verbalization

Question 5

Information processing theorists believe that cognitive development occurs by the improvement of cognitive processes such as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention and memory 
B)  language skills 
C)  maturation of the neocortex 
D)  networking skills 
A)  attention and memory 
B)  language skills 
C)  maturation of the neocortex 
D)  networking skills

Question 6

Theory of mind describes children's understanding of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their own actions and behaviors 
B)  their own information processing ability 
C)  other people's language skills and encoding process 
D)  other people's thoughts, desires, and emotional states 
A)  their own actions and behaviors 
B)  their own information processing ability 
C)  other people's language skills and encoding process 
D)  other people's thoughts, desires, and emotional states

Question 7

Theory of mind is an ability that begins to emerge at about 5 to 6 years of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the preschool years, the improvements that occur in both how much children remember and how they remember it are attributed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maturation of encoding 
B)  better parenting and an increase in peer pressure 
C)  the explosion in language encoding capacity 
D)  maturation of the neocortex and the explosion in language skills 
A)  maturation of encoding 
B)  better parenting and an increase in peer pressure 
C)  the explosion in language encoding capacity 
D)  maturation of the neocortex and the explosion in language skills

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT something a researcher would be likely to examine when investigating the information processing theory that cognitive development occurs by the improvement of cognitive processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Which types of information children represent 
B)  How children process the types of information they represent 
C)  Which psychological mechanisms are responsible for cognitive changes 
D)  How strong the relationship is between the parents and the child 
A)  Which types of information children represent 
B)  How children process the types of information they represent 
C)  Which psychological mechanisms are responsible for cognitive changes 
D)  How strong the relationship is between the parents and the child

Question 10

If a phone number is set to a familiar tune, young children will remember it better than they will remember seven digits because songs and music are stored whole in a different area of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Many developmental psychologists believe that today's cognitive psychology is actually the psychology of children's __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  language skills 
B)  encoding skills 
C)  theory of mind 
D)  attention and memory 
A)  language skills 
B)  encoding skills 
C)  theory of mind 
D)  attention and memory

Exam 33: Cognitive Development II

The nature of the task used to investigate how children think can influence the results.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding children's memory?

Studies have shown that early-childhood children possess far less intellectual competence than Piaget believed.

The process that entails children using words to construct a useful network of associations about things is called __________.

Information processing theorists believe that cognitive development occurs by the improvement of cognitive processes such as ___________.

Theory of mind describes children's understanding of ___________.

Theory of mind is an ability that begins to emerge at about 5 to 6 years of age.

During the preschool years, the improvements that occur in both how much children remember and how they remember it are attributed to __________.

Which of the following is NOT something a researcher would be likely to examine when investigating the information processing theory that cognitive development occurs by the improvement of cognitive processes?

If a phone number is set to a familiar tune, young children will remember it better than they will remember seven digits because songs and music are stored whole in a different area of the brain.

Many developmental psychologists believe that today's cognitive psychology is actually the psychology of children's __________.

Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory

Erikson: Eight Stages of the Life Cycle

Piaget: Universal Constructivist Perspective

VYGOTSKY: Culture and Development

Bronfenbrenner: Ecology of Human Development

Maslow: Humanistic Perspective on Development

Pavlov, Skinner, and Bandura: Learning Perspective on Development

A Cultural Perspective on Development

Gender Differences

A Social Class of Perspective on Development

Genes, Chromosomes, and DNA

Fertilization in Utero

Conception to Birth

Infertility

Assisted Reproductive Techniques

The Human Genome Project

Genetic Disorders

Influences on Prenatal Development

Hazards of Prematurity

Adoption

Reflexes

Neonatal Assessment

Growth and Development I

Growth and Development II

Brain Development

Cognitive Development

Language Development

First Relationship

Attachment

Emotional Development

Growth and Motor Development

Cognitive Development I

Early Childhood Education

Language Development

Role of the Family

Homeless Children

Divorce

Day Care

Development Staff

Gender Development I

Gender Development II

Pay Behavior

Physical Growth and Development

Cognitive Development

Intelligence

Problem Solving

Moral Development

Language Development

Peers and Social Development

Schools and Learning

Creativity in Children

Resilience in Childhood

Children With Challenges

Puberty

Healthy and Risky Behaviors

Sexuality

Cognitive Development

Adolescent Thought

Peer Relationship

The Search for Identity

Motivating Adolescents

Delinquency and Violence

Mental Health Problems

Early Adulthood: Physical Health

Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development

Early Adulthood: Psychosocial Development

Middle Adulthood: Physical Health

Middle Adulthood: Cognitive Development