Question 1

According to the _______________ model, children tend to use the fastest approach that they can execute correctly.

Accepted Answer

A)  network 
B)  connectionist 
C)  strategy choice 
D)  none of the above 
A)  network 
B)  connectionist 
C)  strategy choice 
D)  none of the above

Question 2

Justin has vivid memories of his grandfather giving him his first pet dog, Pedro, on his seventh birthday. Justin remembers every detail of the afternoon he got Pedro, including how Pedro sniffed Justin's red shirt and wagged his tail nonstop. What memory is Justin relying on as he recalls his past experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic memory 
B)  false memory 
C)  cognitive strategy 
D)  autobiographical memory 
A)  semantic memory 
B)  false memory 
C)  cognitive strategy 
D)  autobiographical memory

Question 3

In the ____________ model, retrieval is the process of bringing information from the long-term store to the short-term store.

Accepted Answer

A)  connectionist 
B)  stores 
C)  network 
D)  parallel-processing 
A)  connectionist 
B)  stores 
C)  network 
D)  parallel-processing

Question 4

The ________ controls the sensory, short-term, and long-term stores and determines what information will pass in and out of each storage unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  executive processor 
B)  network manager 
C)  working memory 
D)  coordinating system 
A)  executive processor 
B)  network manager 
C)  working memory 
D)  coordinating system

Question 5

It is accurate to say that concrete operational thinkers use "trial-and-error" to solve problems rather than to think abstractly about problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Information can be maintained in the STS for long periods of time if we ______________, but it will fade and disappear within seconds if we do not.

Accepted Answer

A)  dream about it 
B)  exercise 
C)  actively attend to it 
D)  divide our attention over several tasks 
A)  dream about it 
B)  exercise 
C)  actively attend to it 
D)  divide our attention over several tasks

Question 7

Having a knowledge base on a particular topic allows you to do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  notice more details and relationships than someone who was unfamiliar with the topic. 
B)  store new information effectively. 
C)  quickly access and retrieve information about the topic. 
D)  have fewer pieces of information in your memory system. 
A)  notice more details and relationships than someone who was unfamiliar with the topic. 
B)  store new information effectively. 
C)  quickly access and retrieve information about the topic. 
D)  have fewer pieces of information in your memory system.

Question 8

In the _____________ model, retrieval is the process of activating information so that it becomes part of the working memory and thus available for use.

Accepted Answer

A)  fuzzy trace 
B)  stores 
C)  network 
D)  metalinguistic 
A)  fuzzy trace 
B)  stores 
C)  network 
D)  metalinguistic

Question 9

Nine-year-old Esther helps her mother rolls pieces of cookie dough into balls. Esther notices that after she rolls each ball, it somehow looks smaller than when it was just a piece of dough! But then she realizes that rolling has only changed the shape, without changing the amount of dough. By carefully watching the effect of rolling, Esther shows that she understands

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic transformations. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  inventive spelling. 
D)  subitizing. 
A)  dynamic transformations. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  inventive spelling. 
D)  subitizing.

Question 10

Which approach to understanding cognitive development uses sets of computerized "if-then" statements to determine what a person will do under certain conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  connectionist models 
B)  stores models 
C)  production systems 
D)  network models 
A)  connectionist models 
B)  stores models 
C)  production systems 
D)  network models

Question 11

Changing information into a form that can be stored in long-term memory is known as ________, whereas bringing information to mind that has been stored previously is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accessing; encoding 
B)  encoding; sensing 
C)  encoding; retrieval 
D)  accessing; retrieval 
A)  accessing; encoding 
B)  encoding; sensing 
C)  encoding; retrieval 
D)  accessing; retrieval

Question 12

Piper's teacher asks the class, "What is 5 times 7?" According the network model, the numbers 5 and 7 are currently activated and reside in which of Piper's memory systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  working memory 
D)  sensory memory 
A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  working memory 
D)  sensory memory

Question 13

Cognition, according to theory theory, is a _____ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  top-down 
B)  bottom-up 
C)  random 
D)  sequential 
A)  top-down 
B)  bottom-up 
C)  random 
D)  sequential

Question 14

The main difference between the stores and the network models of memory in the information-processing approach is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the stores approach examines concept nodes and the network model examines activation. 
B)  the stores approach likens memory to storage boxes, whereas the network approach likens memory to interconnected links. 
C)  the stores approach uses the executive processor to manage information and the network model uses the working memory to manage information. 
D)  the stores approach likens memory to a computer, whereas the network approach likens memory to an Internet Web site. 
A)  the stores approach examines concept nodes and the network model examines activation. 
B)  the stores approach likens memory to storage boxes, whereas the network approach likens memory to interconnected links. 
C)  the stores approach uses the executive processor to manage information and the network model uses the working memory to manage information. 
D)  the stores approach likens memory to a computer, whereas the network approach likens memory to an Internet Web site.

Question 15

According to the strategy choice model, teachers should discourage children from counting on their fingers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the network model of memory, nodes can be activated from either ____________ sources or ____________ sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic; environmental 
B)  internal; external 
C)  concrete; abstract 
D)  active; passive 
A)  genetic; environmental 
B)  internal; external 
C)  concrete; abstract 
D)  active; passive

Question 17

Briefly describe the study presented in the video, which investigated the memory of words after watching a short dental-related video clip. How do the findings from the study relate to the theories of memory discussed in Chapter 11?

Accepted Answer

The researcher divided participants into

Question 18

According to the network model of memory, changes in the ____________ of interconnections of stored information create alterations in the organization of long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  number 
B)  types 
C)  strengths 
D)  all of the above 
A)  number 
B)  types 
C)  strengths 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Cassandra knows from her hours and hours of memorizing her times tables that 7 x 3 = 21 so that when her teacher asks her, she can easily bring the answer to mind. Cassandra is using which mathematical strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  decomposition 
B)  fact retrieval 
C)  regrouping 
D)  counting manipulatives 
A)  decomposition 
B)  fact retrieval 
C)  regrouping 
D)  counting manipulatives

Question 20

When you continue to evaluate your work and rewrite after writing a first draft, it is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When you continue to evaluate your work...

According to the _______________ model, children tend to use the fastest approach that they can execute correctly.

In the ____________ model, retrieval is the process of bringing information from the long-term store to the short-term store.

The ________ controls the sensory, short-term, and long-term stores and determines what information will pass in and out of each storage unit.

It is accurate to say that concrete operational thinkers use "trial-and-error" to solve problems rather than to think abstractly about problems.

Information can be maintained in the STS for long periods of time if we ______________, but it will fade and disappear within seconds if we do not.

Having a knowledge base on a particular topic allows you to do all of the following except

In the _____________ model, retrieval is the process of activating information so that it becomes part of the working memory and thus available for use.

Which approach to understanding cognitive development uses sets of computerized "if-then" statements to determine what a person will do under certain conditions?

Changing information into a form that can be stored in long-term memory is known as , whereas bringing information to mind that has been stored previously is known as .

Piper's teacher asks the class, "What is 5 times 7?" According the network model, the numbers 5 and 7 are currently activated and reside in which of Piper's memory systems?

Cognition, according to theory theory, is a _____ process.

The main difference between the stores and the network models of memory in the information-processing approach is that

According to the strategy choice model, teachers should discourage children from counting on their fingers.

In the network model of memory, nodes can be activated from either sources or sources.

Briefly describe the study presented in the video, which investigated the memory of words after watching a short dental-related video clip. How do the findings from the study relate to the theories of memory discussed in Chapter 11?

According to the network model of memory, changes in the ____________ of interconnections of stored information create alterations in the organization of long-term memory.

Cassandra knows from her hours and hours of memorizing her times tables that 7 x 3 = 21 so that when her teacher asks her, she can easily bring the answer to mind. Cassandra is using which mathematical strategy?

When you continue to evaluate your work and rewrite after writing a first draft, it is called ________.

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According to the _______________ model, children tend to use the fastest approach that they can execute correctly.

In the ____________ model, retrieval is the process of bringing information from the long-term store to the short-term store.

The ________ controls the sensory, short-term, and long-term stores and determines what information will pass in and out of each storage unit.

It is accurate to say that concrete operational thinkers use "trial-and-error" to solve problems rather than to think abstractly about problems.

Information can be maintained in the STS for long periods of time if we ______________, but it will fade and disappear within seconds if we do not.

Having a knowledge base on a particular topic allows you to do all of the following except

In the _____________ model, retrieval is the process of activating information so that it becomes part of the working memory and thus available for use.

Which approach to understanding cognitive development uses sets of computerized "if-then" statements to determine what a person will do under certain conditions?

Changing information into a form that can be stored in long-term memory is known as ________, whereas bringing information to mind that has been stored previously is known as ________.

Piper's teacher asks the class, "What is 5 times 7?" According the network model, the numbers 5 and 7 are currently activated and reside in which of Piper's memory systems?

Cognition, according to theory theory, is a _____ process.

The main difference between the stores and the network models of memory in the information-processing approach is that

According to the strategy choice model, teachers should discourage children from counting on their fingers.

In the network model of memory, nodes can be activated from either ____________ sources or ____________ sources.

Briefly describe the study presented in the video, which investigated the memory of words after watching a short dental-related video clip. How do the findings from the study relate to the theories of memory discussed in Chapter 11?

According to the network model of memory, changes in the ____________ of interconnections of stored information create alterations in the organization of long-term memory.

Cassandra knows from her hours and hours of memorizing her times tables that 7 x 3 = 21 so that when her teacher asks her, she can easily bring the answer to mind. Cassandra is using which mathematical strategy?

When you continue to evaluate your work and rewrite after writing a first draft, it is called ________.

Exploring Child Development

Heredity and the Environment

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development in Infants and Toddlers

Socioemotional Development in Infants and Toddlers

Physical Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Socioemotional Development in Adolescenc

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Changing information into a form that can be stored in long-term memory is known as , whereas bringing information to mind that has been stored previously is known as .

In the network model of memory, nodes can be activated from either sources or sources.