Question 1

The brain's information-processing software does all of these operations EXCEPT ____ the data.

Accepted Answer

A) registering 
B) digitizing 
C) retrieving 
D) analyzing 
A) registering 
B) digitizing 
C) retrieving 
D) analyzing

Question 2

Older children know more about their memory than they did at younger ages, 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 3

For children in ____, memory strategies like rehearsal and organization are especially helpful.

Accepted Answer

A) literate, low-income, third-world societies 
B) illiterate, low-income, third-world societies 
C) industrialized Western countries 
D) isolated places like lighthouses 
A) literate, low-income, third-world societies 
B) illiterate, low-income, third-world societies 
C) industrialized Western countries 
D) isolated places like lighthouses

Question 4

Distinguish between production deficiencies and utilization deficiencies.

Accepted Answer

Production deficiencies and utilization

Question 5

Describe Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model.

Accepted Answer

Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model

Question 6

Current research indicates that analogical reasoning, in its simplest form, is first used during

Accepted Answer

A) prenatal development. 
B) infancy. 
C) the preoperational stage. 
D) the concrete-operational stage. 
A) prenatal development. 
B) infancy. 
C) the preoperational stage. 
D) the concrete-operational stage.

Question 7

A teacher says, "Your child is strong in the area of metamemory." The parent has been told that her child is well developed in the domain of

Accepted Answer

A) having a slow rate of forgetting. 
B) knowledge about her own memory processes. 
C) being able to reason with verbal analogies. 
D) willingness to attempt difficult memory feats. 
A) having a slow rate of forgetting. 
B) knowledge about her own memory processes. 
C) being able to reason with verbal analogies. 
D) willingness to attempt difficult memory feats.

Question 8

When counting, the total is the highest number reached. This is known as the ____ principle.

Accepted Answer

A) cardinality 
B) one-on-one 
C) abstraction 
D) fixed order 
A) cardinality 
B) one-on-one 
C) abstraction 
D) fixed order

Question 9

The child is aware of information from

Accepted Answer

A) implicit or explicit cognition equally and well. 
B) implicit or explicit cognition equally and poorly. 
C) explicit cognition better than from implicit cognition. 
D) implicit cognition better than from explicit cognition. 
A) implicit or explicit cognition equally and well. 
B) implicit or explicit cognition equally and poorly. 
C) explicit cognition better than from implicit cognition. 
D) implicit cognition better than from explicit cognition.

Question 10

Remembering the gist is like

Accepted Answer

A) noticing the forest landscape instead of separate trees. 
B) finding dictionary meanings for common everyday words. 
C) spending twice as much money as you earn. 
D) perceiving humor in ghoulish topics. 
A) noticing the forest landscape instead of separate trees. 
B) finding dictionary meanings for common everyday words. 
C) spending twice as much money as you earn. 
D) perceiving humor in ghoulish topics.

Question 11

The cardinality principle of counting states that

Accepted Answer

A) any objects can be counted. 
B) each object must be counted exactly once. 
C) the numbers' names must be recited in correct order. 
D) the highest number reached in the count is the total. 
A) any objects can be counted. 
B) each object must be counted exactly once. 
C) the numbers' names must be recited in correct order. 
D) the highest number reached in the count is the total.

Question 12

Which statement about fuzzy traces is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) They are general global impressions. 
B) They require little effort to recall or to use. 
C) They are the opposite of precise verbatim memories. 
D) They are highly prone to interference and forgetting. 
A) They are general global impressions. 
B) They require little effort to recall or to use. 
C) They are the opposite of precise verbatim memories. 
D) They are highly prone to interference and forgetting.

Question 13

Infantile amnesia refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the infant's ignorance of memorization strategies. 
B) adults' inability to recall personal events from infancy. 
C) repression of memories about abuse suffered in infancy. 
D) feeling confused about which memory strategy to apply. 
A) the infant's ignorance of memorization strategies. 
B) adults' inability to recall personal events from infancy. 
C) repression of memories about abuse suffered in infancy. 
D) feeling confused about which memory strategy to apply.

Question 14

Preschoolers get steadily better by being trained to reason with analogies. Their improvement demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) recall from the short-term store. 
B) the relational primacy hypothesis. 
C) learning to learn. 
D) free recall. 
A) recall from the short-term store. 
B) the relational primacy hypothesis. 
C) learning to learn. 
D) free recall.

Question 15

The effort to encode precise verbatim representations instead of fuzzy gists

Accepted Answer

A) is strongest in preschoolers. 
B) increases with age through adulthood. 
C) generally enhances the child's friendships. 
D) is less useful for math subjects than for other topics. 
A) is strongest in preschoolers. 
B) increases with age through adulthood. 
C) generally enhances the child's friendships. 
D) is less useful for math subjects than for other topics.

Question 16

Children master the cardinality counting principle by the age of

Accepted Answer

A) three months. 
B) one year. 
C) three years. 
D) five years. 
A) three months. 
B) one year. 
C) three years. 
D) five years.

Question 17

When a child looks at something, the information first is registered in a

Accepted Answer

A) reticular formation. 
B) sensory store. 
C) knowledge base. 
D) memory span. 
A) reticular formation. 
B) sensory store. 
C) knowledge base. 
D) memory span.

Question 18

Paige knows that 5 + 7 = 12 without even thinking about it. Paige is using

Accepted Answer

A) decomposition strategy. 
B) min strategy. 
C) sum strategy. 
D) fact retrieval. 
A) decomposition strategy. 
B) min strategy. 
C) sum strategy. 
D) fact retrieval.

Question 19

Young children seem to know ____ about attentional processes than(as) their behavior might suggest.

Accepted Answer

A) less 
B) about the same amount 
C) more 
D) nothing 
A) less 
B) about the same amount 
C) more 
D) nothing

Question 20

Good metamemory awareness particularly assists the child in doing well on memory performance tasks

Accepted Answer

A) when the child understands reasons why each strategy works. 
B) when the child performs competitively with others. 
C) when strategies have been learned via rehearsal. 
D) regardless of other factors. 
A) when the child understands reasons why each strategy works. 
B) when the child performs competitively with others. 
C) when strategies have been learned via rehearsal. 
D) regardless of other factors.

The brain's information-processing software does all of these operations EXCEPT ____ the data.

Older children know more about their memory than they did at younger ages, thus expanding their

For children in ____, memory strategies like rehearsal and organization are especially helpful.

Distinguish between production deficiencies and utilization deficiencies.

Describe Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model.

Current research indicates that analogical reasoning, in its simplest form, is first used during

A teacher says, "Your child is strong in the area of metamemory." The parent has been told that her child is well developed in the domain of

When counting, the total is the highest number reached. This is known as the ____ principle.

The child is aware of information from

Remembering the gist is like

The cardinality principle of counting states that

Which statement about fuzzy traces is FALSE?

Infantile amnesia refers to

Preschoolers get steadily better by being trained to reason with analogies. Their improvement demonstrates

The effort to encode precise verbatim representations instead of fuzzy gists

Children master the cardinality counting principle by the age of

When a child looks at something, the information first is registered in a

Paige knows that 5 + 7 = 12 without even thinking about it. Paige is using

Young children seem to know ____ about attentional processes than(as) their behavior might suggest.

Good metamemory awareness particularly assists the child in doing well on memory performance tasks

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

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Exam 7: Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

The brain's information-processing software does all of these operations EXCEPT ____ the data.

Older children know more about their memory than they did at younger ages, thus expanding their

For children in ____, memory strategies like rehearsal and organization are especially helpful.

Distinguish between production deficiencies and utilization deficiencies.

Describe Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model.

Current research indicates that analogical reasoning, in its simplest form, is first used during

A teacher says, "Your child is strong in the area of metamemory." The parent has been told that her child is well developed in the domain of

When counting, the total is the highest number reached. This is known as the ____ principle.

The child is aware of information from

Remembering the gist is like

The cardinality principle of counting states that

Which statement about fuzzy traces is FALSE?

Infantile amnesia refers to

Preschoolers get steadily better by being trained to reason with analogies. Their improvement demonstrates

The effort to encode precise verbatim representations instead of fuzzy gists

Children master the cardinality counting principle by the age of

When a child looks at something, the information first is registered in a

Paige knows that 5 + 7 = 12 without even thinking about it. Paige is using

Young children seem to know ____ about attentional processes than(as) their behavior might suggest.

Good metamemory awareness particularly assists the child in doing well on memory performance tasks

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