Question 1

What are "metamemory" and "metacognition," and what developmental trends are evident with these mental skills?

Accepted Answer

"Metamemory" refers to the person's awar

Question 2

Children may have many strategies available in memory and may select different strategies on various occasions. This is called the ____ model.

Accepted Answer

A) reticular formation information 
B) cardinality multiple option 
C) adaptive strategy choice 
D) multistore 
A) reticular formation information 
B) cardinality multiple option 
C) adaptive strategy choice 
D) multistore

Question 3

Research on mental uncontrollability has found that young children tend to overestimate their own

Accepted Answer

A) production and utilization of mnemonics. 
B) knowledge about their implicit cognition. 
C) degree of willful control over their own thinking. 
D) ability to explain the relational primacy hypothesis. 
A) production and utilization of mnemonics. 
B) knowledge about their implicit cognition. 
C) degree of willful control over their own thinking. 
D) ability to explain the relational primacy hypothesis.

Question 4

In the study of preschoolers' efforts to move gumballs between bowls, Brown and Kane found that children

Accepted Answer

A) were incapable of solving the task. 
B) were aware of analogical hints but could not apply them. 
C) used analogical hints effectively to solve the task. 
D) induced the correct strategies from their own efforts. 
A) were incapable of solving the task. 
B) were aware of analogical hints but could not apply them. 
C) used analogical hints effectively to solve the task. 
D) induced the correct strategies from their own efforts.

Question 5

While they mature, older children process information faster and more efficiently, thus expanding their

Accepted Answer

A) metamemory. 
B) knowledge base. 
C) memory strategies. 
D) working memory capacity. 
A) metamemory. 
B) knowledge base. 
C) memory strategies. 
D) working memory capacity.

Question 6

A slogan of the mental skill called reasoning would be,

Accepted Answer

A) "Make decisions like a computer would do." 
B) "Wrong answers are completely false." 
C) "Go beyond the information given." 
D) "One false move and you're out." 
A) "Make decisions like a computer would do." 
B) "Wrong answers are completely false." 
C) "Go beyond the information given." 
D) "One false move and you're out."

Question 7

It would be expected that children with short attention spans will tend to habituate

Accepted Answer

A) rarely, if ever. 
B) normally, if they are fed a nutritious diet. 
C) at the same rate as other children. 
D) more quickly than is true for children with normal attention spans. 
A) rarely, if ever. 
B) normally, if they are fed a nutritious diet. 
C) at the same rate as other children. 
D) more quickly than is true for children with normal attention spans.

Question 8

The developmental trend about counting on one's fingers is that it

Accepted Answer

A) is used increasingly often through adulthood. 
B) continues at a stable level through adulthood. 
C) is used less often as mathematical skills are acquired. 
D) continues to occur even in the post-mortem body. 
A) is used increasingly often through adulthood. 
B) continues at a stable level through adulthood. 
C) is used less often as mathematical skills are acquired. 
D) continues to occur even in the post-mortem body.

Question 9

Lionel tries to recall Darla's telephone number so he can call her and ask for help with his homework. In trying to recall the number, Lionel relies on his

Accepted Answer

A) event memory. 
B) strategic memory. 
C) autobiographical memory. 
D) metamemory. 
A) event memory. 
B) strategic memory. 
C) autobiographical memory. 
D) metamemory.

Question 10

Kamwendo tries to memorize something by silently repeating the item many times in his head. Kamwendo applies the ____ memory strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic organization 
B) metacognition 
C) elaboration 
D) rehearsal 
A) semantic organization 
B) metacognition 
C) elaboration 
D) rehearsal

Question 11

Outline how the use of rehearsal changes across childhood.

Accepted Answer

The use of rehearsal changes across chil

Question 12

Explain what information-processing theorists mean when they refer to the mind's hardware and software.

Accepted Answer

Information-processing theorists often d

Question 13

Autobiographical memories and event memories are based on ____ because they present information as storylike narratives.

Accepted Answer

A) visual imagery 
B) attention spans 
C) language skills 
D) working memory (the short-term store) 
A) visual imagery 
B) attention spans 
C) language skills 
D) working memory (the short-term store)

Question 14

INFORMATION PROCESSING is to PIAGET as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) QUANTITATIVE; QUALITATIVE 
B) QUALITATIVE; QUANTITATIVE 
C) ACTIVE; PASSIVE 
D) PASSIVE; ACTIVE 
A) QUANTITATIVE; QUALITATIVE 
B) QUALITATIVE; QUANTITATIVE 
C) ACTIVE; PASSIVE 
D) PASSIVE; ACTIVE

Question 15

If a child isn't sure which memorization strategies she knows, or which ones work best, then her ____ is deficient.

Accepted Answer

A) analogical reasoning 
B) metamemory 
C) relational primacy hypothesis 
D) decomposition of cardinality 
A) analogical reasoning 
B) metamemory 
C) relational primacy hypothesis 
D) decomposition of cardinality

Question 16

Miller and Weiss asked seven-, 10-, and 13-year-olds to remember the locations of animals hidden behind flaps. Telling the children to pay attention to the animals and to ignore other objects behind each flap

Accepted Answer

A) was equally helpful to all three age groups. 
B) was helpful only for the youngest group; the 10- and 13-year-olds did well, whether told what to ignore or not. 
C) was not helpful for any of the age groups; even at 13 years of age, children have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information. 
D) was most helpful for the 13-year-olds; younger children tended to have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information, even when instructed to. 
A) was equally helpful to all three age groups. 
B) was helpful only for the youngest group; the 10- and 13-year-olds did well, whether told what to ignore or not. 
C) was not helpful for any of the age groups; even at 13 years of age, children have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information. 
D) was most helpful for the 13-year-olds; younger children tended to have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information, even when instructed to.

Question 17

Tweedledom is six, and when he adds numbers, he uses the "sum" strategy, counting both numbers aloud. Tweedledee, his older brother, teaches him the "min" strategy, starting at the larger number and counting up from there. Dom quickly sees that min is better; his failure to use it until shown is a(n) ____ deficiency.

Accepted Answer

A) metacognitive 
B) elaborative 
C) production 
D) utilization 
A) metacognitive 
B) elaborative 
C) production 
D) utilization

Question 18

Cognitive "executive control processes" are like having a

Accepted Answer

A) note pad that never loses information. 
B) utilization deficiency that never gets better. 
C) little person in your head who decides what to do. 
D) tape recorder that repeatedly plays the same old tape. 
A) note pad that never loses information. 
B) utilization deficiency that never gets better. 
C) little person in your head who decides what to do. 
D) tape recorder that repeatedly plays the same old tape.

Question 19

Implicit cognition is mental activity that

Accepted Answer

A) rarely leads to correct solutions. 
B) occurs without the child's awareness. 
C) is conscious and deliberately guided. 
D) arises out of prehistoric animalistic instincts. 
A) rarely leads to correct solutions. 
B) occurs without the child's awareness. 
C) is conscious and deliberately guided. 
D) arises out of prehistoric animalistic instincts.

Question 20

Identify each of the three memory stores in Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of the human information-processing system, and note the capacity and duration of each store.

Accepted Answer

Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of the hum

What are "metamemory" and "metacognition," and what developmental trends are evident with these mental skills?

Children may have many strategies available in memory and may select different strategies on various occasions. This is called the ____ model.

Research on mental uncontrollability has found that young children tend to overestimate their own

In the study of preschoolers' efforts to move gumballs between bowls, Brown and Kane found that children

While they mature, older children process information faster and more efficiently, thus expanding their

A slogan of the mental skill called reasoning would be,

It would be expected that children with short attention spans will tend to habituate

The developmental trend about counting on one's fingers is that it

Lionel tries to recall Darla's telephone number so he can call her and ask for help with his homework. In trying to recall the number, Lionel relies on his

Kamwendo tries to memorize something by silently repeating the item many times in his head. Kamwendo applies the ____ memory strategy.

Outline how the use of rehearsal changes across childhood.

Explain what information-processing theorists mean when they refer to the mind's hardware and software.

Autobiographical memories and event memories are based on ____ because they present information as storylike narratives.

INFORMATION PROCESSING is to PIAGET as _ is to _.

If a child isn't sure which memorization strategies she knows, or which ones work best, then her ____ is deficient.

Miller and Weiss asked seven-, 10-, and 13-year-olds to remember the locations of animals hidden behind flaps. Telling the children to pay attention to the animals and to ignore other objects behind each flap

Cognitive "executive control processes" are like having a

Implicit cognition is mental activity that

Identify each of the three memory stores in Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of the human information-processing system, and note the capacity and duration of each store.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

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Exam 7: Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

What are "metamemory" and "metacognition," and what developmental trends are evident with these mental skills?

Children may have many strategies available in memory and may select different strategies on various occasions. This is called the ____ model.

Research on mental uncontrollability has found that young children tend to overestimate their own

In the study of preschoolers' efforts to move gumballs between bowls, Brown and Kane found that children

While they mature, older children process information faster and more efficiently, thus expanding their

A slogan of the mental skill called reasoning would be,

It would be expected that children with short attention spans will tend to habituate

The developmental trend about counting on one's fingers is that it

Lionel tries to recall Darla's telephone number so he can call her and ask for help with his homework. In trying to recall the number, Lionel relies on his

Kamwendo tries to memorize something by silently repeating the item many times in his head. Kamwendo applies the ____ memory strategy.

Outline how the use of rehearsal changes across childhood.

Explain what information-processing theorists mean when they refer to the mind's hardware and software.

Autobiographical memories and event memories are based on ____ because they present information as storylike narratives.

INFORMATION PROCESSING is to PIAGET as _____ is to _____.

If a child isn't sure which memorization strategies she knows, or which ones work best, then her ____ is deficient.

Miller and Weiss asked seven-, 10-, and 13-year-olds to remember the locations of animals hidden behind flaps. Telling the children to pay attention to the animals and to ignore other objects behind each flap

Cognitive "executive control processes" are like having a

Implicit cognition is mental activity that

Identify each of the three memory stores in Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of the human information-processing system, and note the capacity and duration of each store.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

Filters

INFORMATION PROCESSING is to PIAGET as _ is to _.