Question 1

Which is the best example of a test of recall memory?

Accepted Answer

A) An essay test with no hints 
B) An essay test with some hints 
C) A multiple-choice test with no hints 
D) A multiple-choice test with hints 
A) An essay test with no hints 
B) An essay test with some hints 
C) A multiple-choice test with no hints 
D) A multiple-choice test with hints A

Question 2

As you are reading this exam question, what would best represent information in your long-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A) The light waves as they excite the cells in your visual system 
B) The words from the question as you read them 
C) The words from the possible answers as you repeat them in your head 
D) The information you access about the concept of long-term memory that you encoded during the previous night's study session 
A) The light waves as they excite the cells in your visual system 
B) The words from the question as you read them 
C) The words from the possible answers as you repeat them in your head 
D) The information you access about the concept of long-term memory that you encoded during the previous night's study session D

Question 3

Which statement is true regarding the development of learning and memory in children?

Accepted Answer

A) Younger children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity and a larger knowledge base than older children do. 
B) Younger children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity, but older children have a larger knowledge base. 
C) Younger children tend to have a larger knowledge base, but older children have a greater information-processing capacity. 
D) Older children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity and a greater knowledge base. 
A) Younger children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity and a larger knowledge base than older children do. 
B) Younger children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity, but older children have a larger knowledge base. 
C) Younger children tend to have a larger knowledge base, but older children have a greater information-processing capacity. 
D) Older children tend to have a greater information-processing capacity and a greater knowledge base. D

Question 4

On which type of problem-solving task would the performance of a middle-aged adult be superior to that of a young adult?

Accepted Answer

A) On unfamiliar, meaningless laboratory tasks 
B) On unfamiliar, but meaningful tasks 
C) On familiar and meaningful tasks 
D) Middle-aged problem-solvers never out-perform younger adults 
A) On unfamiliar, meaningless laboratory tasks 
B) On unfamiliar, but meaningful tasks 
C) On familiar and meaningful tasks 
D) Middle-aged problem-solvers never out-perform younger adults

Question 5

As a typical college student, research indicates that Hanna would be most likely to shift her focus to _____ if she suddenly found herself pressed for time when studying for an exam.

Accepted Answer

A) the most difficult material 
B) the easiest material 
C) another subject 
D) friends 
A) the most difficult material 
B) the easiest material 
C) another subject 
D) friends

Question 6

Sam and Sue are shopping for groceries. Sam looks at the list and tells Sue, "I'll get the cat food, soap, toilet paper, and flour, and I'll meet you by the lettuce." Sam takes off, muttering to himself over and over: "Cat food, soap, toilet paper, flour." This best illustrates the use of which memory strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Chunking 
B) Elaboration 
C) Organization 
D) Rehearsal 
A) Chunking 
B) Elaboration 
C) Organization 
D) Rehearsal

Question 7

Six-month-old Frances has been listening to her mother, Connie, singing for the past 20 minutes. How would Frances demonstrate habituation?

Accepted Answer

A) While she would be excited when her mom first started singing, she would eventually become disinterested. 
B) She would attempt to imitate the noise her mother is making. 
C) She would become progressively more excited by her mom's singing. 
D) She would begin to exhibit the rooting reflex. 
A) While she would be excited when her mom first started singing, she would eventually become disinterested. 
B) She would attempt to imitate the noise her mother is making. 
C) She would become progressively more excited by her mom's singing. 
D) She would begin to exhibit the rooting reflex.

Question 8

The key to the "fuzzy trace" theory of infantile amnesia is the belief that _____ is/are stored separately in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) visual and auditory information 
B) emotional and behavioral memories 
C) verbatim and general accounts of events 
D) tactile and spatial events 
A) visual and auditory information 
B) emotional and behavioral memories 
C) verbatim and general accounts of events 
D) tactile and spatial events

Question 9

Which best describes the memory strategy of rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

A) Take original information, expand on it, and make connections to existing memories. 
B) Repeat to self over and over. 
C) Organize into meaningful categories, then memorize. 
D) See it and be it. 
A) Take original information, expand on it, and make connections to existing memories. 
B) Repeat to self over and over. 
C) Organize into meaningful categories, then memorize. 
D) See it and be it.

Question 10

Rajan has practiced until he is able to remember the population of every country in the world. This ability will most likely

Accepted Answer

A) greatly increase Rajan's ability to learn and remember foreign words. 
B) have little impact on cognitive abilities unrelated with knowledge for populations. 
C) disrupt his autobiographical memories. 
D) enhance the size of his sensory register. 
A) greatly increase Rajan's ability to learn and remember foreign words. 
B) have little impact on cognitive abilities unrelated with knowledge for populations. 
C) disrupt his autobiographical memories. 
D) enhance the size of his sensory register.

Question 11

An essay question that contains a hint would best be classified as a _____ recall memory task.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An essay question that contains a hint...

Question 12

Sigler concluded that when solving problems, most children

Accepted Answer

A) guess. 
B) progress through a series of more sophisticated stages of thought. 
C) use multiple rules and problem-solving strategies. 
D) defer to peers. 
A) guess. 
B) progress through a series of more sophisticated stages of thought. 
C) use multiple rules and problem-solving strategies. 
D) defer to peers.

Question 13

When someone asks you, "What's on your mind?" the response you give would best exemplify the information currently in your

Accepted Answer

A) sensory register. 
B) long-term memory. 
C) collective unconsciousness. 
D) working memory. 
A) sensory register. 
B) long-term memory. 
C) collective unconsciousness. 
D) working memory.

Question 14

Metamemory awareness is most likely to be displayed in young children

Accepted Answer

A) who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant. 
B) who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant. 
C) who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant. 
D) who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant. 
A) who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant. 
B) who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant. 
C) who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant. 
D) who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant.

Question 15

Nelson is going to the grocery story with his four-year-old son, Muntz. Nelson wants Muntz to help him recall the items that they need to buy. Research on memory development indicates that Nelson should expect his son to be able to store about _____ item(s) in short-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) one 
B) three 
C) five 
D) seven 
A) one 
B) three 
C) five 
D) seven

Question 16

Most people find that test questions requiring _____ memory are easier to answer than those requiring _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) recall; recognition 
B) cued-recall; recognition 
C) recognition; recall 
D) recall; cued-recall 
A) recall; recognition 
B) cued-recall; recognition 
C) recognition; recall 
D) recall; cued-recall

Question 17

Research on early infant ability to imitate (e.g., Meltzoff, 2004) has tended to assess the action of

Accepted Answer

A) eye blinking. 
B) rolling over. 
C) sticking out the tongue. 
D) smiling. 
A) eye blinking. 
B) rolling over. 
C) sticking out the tongue. 
D) smiling.

Question 18

Older adults tend to perform best on explicit memory tasks that focus on unpracticed skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which best fits with a cohort difference explanation concerning the apparent loss of memory abilities in old age?

Accepted Answer

A) The visual systems tend to slow with age. 
B) Implicit tasks tend to be easier than explicit tasks. 
C) Elderly people tend to have had less formal education than young people. 
D) Older individuals are more likely to use external memory aids. 
A) The visual systems tend to slow with age. 
B) Implicit tasks tend to be easier than explicit tasks. 
C) Elderly people tend to have had less formal education than young people. 
D) Older individuals are more likely to use external memory aids.

Question 20

Justine is a typically developing human. What information-processing advances would you expect her to experience between the start of her middle school years and the end of her senior year of high school?

Accepted Answer

During the transition from middle school

Which is the best example of a test of recall memory?

As you are reading this exam question, what would best represent information in your long-term memory?

Which statement is true regarding the development of learning and memory in children?

On which type of problem-solving task would the performance of a middle-aged adult be superior to that of a young adult?

As a typical college student, research indicates that Hanna would be most likely to shift her focus to _____ if she suddenly found herself pressed for time when studying for an exam.

Six-month-old Frances has been listening to her mother, Connie, singing for the past 20 minutes. How would Frances demonstrate habituation?

The key to the "fuzzy trace" theory of infantile amnesia is the belief that _____ is/are stored separately in memory.

Which best describes the memory strategy of rehearsal?

Rajan has practiced until he is able to remember the population of every country in the world. This ability will most likely

An essay question that contains a hint would best be classified as a _____ recall memory task.

Sigler concluded that when solving problems, most children

When someone asks you, "What's on your mind?" the response you give would best exemplify the information currently in your

Metamemory awareness is most likely to be displayed in young children

Nelson is going to the grocery story with his four-year-old son, Muntz. Nelson wants Muntz to help him recall the items that they need to buy. Research on memory development indicates that Nelson should expect his son to be able to store about _____ item(s) in short-term memory.

Most people find that test questions requiring _ memory are easier to answer than those requiring _ memory.

Research on early infant ability to imitate (e.g., Meltzoff, 2004) has tended to assess the action of

Older adults tend to perform best on explicit memory tasks that focus on unpracticed skills.

Which best fits with a cohort difference explanation concerning the apparent loss of memory abilities in old age?

Justine is a typically developing human. What information-processing advances would you expect her to experience between the start of her middle school years and the end of her senior year of high school?

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Which is the best example of a test of recall memory?

As you are reading this exam question, what would best represent information in your long-term memory?

Which statement is true regarding the development of learning and memory in children?

On which type of problem-solving task would the performance of a middle-aged adult be superior to that of a young adult?

As a typical college student, research indicates that Hanna would be most likely to shift her focus to _____ if she suddenly found herself pressed for time when studying for an exam.

Six-month-old Frances has been listening to her mother, Connie, singing for the past 20 minutes. How would Frances demonstrate habituation?

The key to the "fuzzy trace" theory of infantile amnesia is the belief that _____ is/are stored separately in memory.

Which best describes the memory strategy of rehearsal?

Rajan has practiced until he is able to remember the population of every country in the world. This ability will most likely

An essay question that contains a hint would best be classified as a _____ recall memory task.

Sigler concluded that when solving problems, most children

When someone asks you, "What's on your mind?" the response you give would best exemplify the information currently in your

Metamemory awareness is most likely to be displayed in young children

Nelson is going to the grocery story with his four-year-old son, Muntz. Nelson wants Muntz to help him recall the items that they need to buy. Research on memory development indicates that Nelson should expect his son to be able to store about _____ item(s) in short-term memory.

Most people find that test questions requiring _____ memory are easier to answer than those requiring _____ memory.

Research on early infant ability to imitate (e.g., Meltzoff, 2004) has tended to assess the action of

Older adults tend to perform best on explicit memory tasks that focus on unpracticed skills.

Which best fits with a cohort difference explanation concerning the apparent loss of memory abilities in old age?

Justine is a typically developing human. What information-processing advances would you expect her to experience between the start of her middle school years and the end of her senior year of high school?

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Health and Physical Development

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Cognition

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

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Most people find that test questions requiring _ memory are easier to answer than those requiring _ memory.