Exam 7: Cognitive Development: an Information-Processing Perspective

The set of cognitive operations and strategies necessary for self-initiated, purposeful behavior in relatively novel, challenging situations is known as

According to Siegler's model of strategy choice, if Manuel is given the same problems over a short time interval, he may, in fact,

Recall is more difficult than recognition because it

When Chi compared the performance of child chess experts and adult chess novices on a task involving memory for the layout of chess pieces on a chessboard, she found that the children

Studies of literacy development show that

Research shows that __________ heighten(s) the chances of reporting false items consistent with the fuzzy meaning of an experience.

Mora is in kindergarten and has a control deficiency, which means that she

According to Siegler's model of strategy choice,

The principal limitation of the information-processing perspective is that

High levels of organization at retrieval suggest that very knowledgeable children's recall of items in their area of expertise is

When adults ask children open-ended questions about story events, explain the meaning of words, and point out features of point, they are engaging in

Preschoolers view the mind as a(n)

To learn the words "chef," "pasta," and "sauce," 12-year-old Harris imagines himself wearing a chef's hat and pouring a special sauce over a plate of pasta. Which of the following memory strategies is Harris using?

According to Case's neo-Piagetian theory, if Maribelle has begun to tell coherent stories with a main plot and several subplots, she is most likely age

Individual differences on working-memory tasks are of particular concern because working-memory capacity

Which of the following statements is supported by research on mathematics?

Which of the following statements is true regarding sustained attention?

As an information-processing researcher, Tim finds diagrams and flowcharts useful for

When young children recall and retell a story, they often recall certain important features while forgetting unimportant ones, reorder the sequence of events in more logical fashion, and even include new information that fits with a passage's meaning. This demonstrates that young children

Sasha says, "I better put my homework in my backpack so that I don't forget to take it in the morning." This demonstrates the successful application of Sasha's