Question 1

Describe how strategy use, metamemory, and knowledge all contribute to developmental improvements in memory.

Accepted Answer

Strategy use, metamemory, and knowledge

Question 2

Which response pattern should be evident in the child who uses inversion to solve applicable arithmetic problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child states out loud that she/he is applying the principle of inversion. 
B)  Greater accuracy on the standard problems 
C)  A consistency in the application of a rule across problems 
D)  Greater accuracy on the inversion problems 
A)  The child states out loud that she/he is applying the principle of inversion. 
B)  Greater accuracy on the standard problems 
C)  A consistency in the application of a rule across problems 
D)  Greater accuracy on the inversion problems

Question 3

By which age has it been demonstrated that infants have some sensitivity to numbers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shortly after birth 
B)  3 months 
C)  5 months 
D)  12 months 
A)  Shortly after birth 
B)  3 months 
C)  5 months 
D)  12 months

Question 4

Victor's parents brought him to Disneyland when he was 5 years old. He relies on __________ to remember his trip.

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognition memory 
B)  Autobiographical memory 
C)  Self-constructive memory 
D)  None of the alternatives are correct 
A)  Recognition memory 
B)  Autobiographical memory 
C)  Self-constructive memory 
D)  None of the alternatives are correct

Question 5

Robert, 3 years old and Jack, 6 years old, were both witnesses to a store robbery. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Robert and Jack will be able to provide very accurate descriptions of the thief 
B)  Jack is most likely to remember more accurate details of the event 
C)  Robert is most likely to remember more accurate details of the event 
D)  Jack is more suggestible to influence than Robert 
A)  Both Robert and Jack will be able to provide very accurate descriptions of the thief 
B)  Jack is most likely to remember more accurate details of the event 
C)  Robert is most likely to remember more accurate details of the event 
D)  Jack is more suggestible to influence than Robert

Question 6

Out of the three major approaches to cognitive development, which is the approach that has been most successful at constructing precise models of the cognitive change process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piagetian 
B)  Information processing 
C)  Cognitive testing 
D)  Ethological 
A)  Piagetian 
B)  Information processing 
C)  Cognitive testing 
D)  Ethological

Question 7

Although many accept that 5-month-old infants have basic number concepts, children do not have an understanding of the underlying number principles until at least

Accepted Answer

A)  6 months of age. 
B)  12 months of age. 
C)  18 months of age. 
D)  36 months of age. 
A)  6 months of age. 
B)  12 months of age. 
C)  18 months of age. 
D)  36 months of age.

Question 8

What are three memory strategies that can be used when recalling a list of items drawn from different categories? What are possible developmental differences in the use of these strategies?

Accepted Answer

Three memory strategies that can be used

Question 9

Analogical reasoning

Accepted Answer

A)  is a formal operational skill that does not appear until adolescence. 
B)  has been demonstrated in infants less than 18-months-old. 
C)  is also known as hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
D)  must involve verbal material. 
A)  is a formal operational skill that does not appear until adolescence. 
B)  has been demonstrated in infants less than 18-months-old. 
C)  is also known as hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
D)  must involve verbal material.

Question 10

Suppose that you witnessed a hold-up at a bank, and you were later asked to help a police artist develop a sketch of the robber. You would rely on _______ to develop the sketch.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall memory 
B)  recognition memory 
C)  constructive memory 
D)  event memory 
A)  recall memory 
B)  recognition memory 
C)  constructive memory 
D)  event memory

Question 11

Karina, a five-year old, is shown some gender-stereotypical pictures that were reversed (for example, a boy playing with dolls and a girl playing with trucks and tractors). Based on recent research on constructive memory, what is Karina most likely to remember?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is most likely to "correct" these images by saying that the boy was playing with the trucks and tractors and that the girl was playing with the dolls 
B)  She is going to remember all of the images correctly 
C)  She is most likely not to be able to remember a single item from the pictures because she is too young 
D)  None of the alternatives are correct 
A)  She is most likely to "correct" these images by saying that the boy was playing with the trucks and tractors and that the girl was playing with the dolls 
B)  She is going to remember all of the images correctly 
C)  She is most likely not to be able to remember a single item from the pictures because she is too young 
D)  None of the alternatives are correct

Describe how strategy use, metamemory, and knowledge all contribute to developmental improvements in memory.

Which response pattern should be evident in the child who uses inversion to solve applicable arithmetic problems?

By which age has it been demonstrated that infants have some sensitivity to numbers?

Victor's parents brought him to Disneyland when he was 5 years old. He relies on __________ to remember his trip.

Robert, 3 years old and Jack, 6 years old, were both witnesses to a store robbery. Which of the following statements is true?

Out of the three major approaches to cognitive development, which is the approach that has been most successful at constructing precise models of the cognitive change process?

Although many accept that 5-month-old infants have basic number concepts, children do not have an understanding of the underlying number principles until at least

What are three memory strategies that can be used when recalling a list of items drawn from different categories? What are possible developmental differences in the use of these strategies?

Analogical reasoning

Suppose that you witnessed a hold-up at a bank, and you were later asked to help a police artist develop a sketch of the robber. You would rely on _______ to develop the sketch.

Karina, a five-year old, is shown some gender-stereotypical pictures that were reversed (for example, a boy playing with dolls and a girl playing with trucks and tractors). Based on recent research on constructive memory, what is Karina most likely to remember?

Background and Theories

Research Methods

Genetics: The Biological Context of Development

Prenatal Development

Physical Development: Birth, Motor Skills, and Growth

Neural and Brain Development

Language Development

Sensory and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagetian and Vygotskian Approaches

Intelligence and Schooling

Early Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development

Families and Peers

Gender-Role Development and Sex Differences

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Exam 9: Cognitive Development: The Information-Processing Approach

Describe how strategy use, metamemory, and knowledge all contribute to developmental improvements in memory.

Which response pattern should be evident in the child who uses inversion to solve applicable arithmetic problems?

By which age has it been demonstrated that infants have some sensitivity to numbers?

Victor's parents brought him to Disneyland when he was 5 years old. He relies on __________ to remember his trip.

Robert, 3 years old and Jack, 6 years old, were both witnesses to a store robbery. Which of the following statements is true?

Out of the three major approaches to cognitive development, which is the approach that has been most successful at constructing precise models of the cognitive change process?

Although many accept that 5-month-old infants have basic number concepts, children do not have an understanding of the underlying number principles until at least

What are three memory strategies that can be used when recalling a list of items drawn from different categories? What are possible developmental differences in the use of these strategies?

Analogical reasoning

Suppose that you witnessed a hold-up at a bank, and you were later asked to help a police artist develop a sketch of the robber. You would rely on _______ to develop the sketch.

Karina, a five-year old, is shown some gender-stereotypical pictures that were reversed (for example, a boy playing with dolls and a girl playing with trucks and tractors). Based on recent research on constructive memory, what is Karina most likely to remember?

Background and Theories

Research Methods

Genetics: The Biological Context of Development

Prenatal Development

Physical Development: Birth, Motor Skills, and Growth

Neural and Brain Development

Language Development

Sensory and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagetian and Vygotskian Approaches

Intelligence and Schooling

Early Social and Emotional Development

Development of the Self

Moral Development

Families and Peers

Gender-Role Development and Sex Differences

Filters