Question 1

A child who can benefit from a strategy, but who is unable to produce one on his or her own, is best classified as having a _____ deficiency.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A child who can benefit from a...

Question 2

Flavell and Wellman (1977) suggested four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which was on their list of reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) Larger long-term memory capacity 
B) Increased cognitive impairment 
C) Larger sensory memory capacity 
D) Increased knowledge about the world 
A) Larger long-term memory capacity 
B) Increased cognitive impairment 
C) Larger sensory memory capacity 
D) Increased knowledge about the world

Question 3

Short-term memory capacity _____ between ages 6 and 13.

Accepted Answer

A) increases significantly 
B) remains steady 
C) decreases slightly 
D) decreases significantly 
A) increases significantly 
B) remains steady 
C) decreases slightly 
D) decreases significantly

Question 4

The text noted that one information-processing-based explanation for infantile amnesia focuses on the lack of space in infant and toddler's _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) implicit 
B) sensory 
C) working 
D) long-term 
A) implicit 
B) sensory 
C) working 
D) long-term

Question 5

A person's knowledge base is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious awareness of an event. 
B) the difference between what he or she knows and what he or she can acquire with guided participation. 
C) how much the person knows about a topic. 
D) the rate at which he or she can solve a task. 
A) unconscious awareness of an event. 
B) the difference between what he or she knows and what he or she can acquire with guided participation. 
C) how much the person knows about a topic. 
D) the rate at which he or she can solve a task.

Question 6

Habituation is best described as learning

Accepted Answer

A) a reflex. 
B) a new response. 
C) not to respond. 
D) in reaction to reinforcement. 
A) a reflex. 
B) a new response. 
C) not to respond. 
D) in reaction to reinforcement.

Question 7

On a cued-recall task, a person is given a hint to help facilitate retrieval.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

While sitting in his psychology class and daydreaming as his instructor drones on about memory, Mac suddenly recalls a great hamburger he ate at a fast-food restaurant a month ago. Mac's unintentional recall for this event provides a great example of _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) explicit 
B) fuzzy-trace 
C) scripted 
D) implicit 
A) explicit 
B) fuzzy-trace 
C) scripted 
D) implicit

Question 9

Which statement is true regarding "recall" memory and "recognition" memory in elderly adults?

Accepted Answer

A) They are likely to be more deficient in recall than in recognition memory. 
B) They are likely to be more deficient in recognition than in recall memory. 
C) They are likely to be equally deficient in both types of memory. 
D) Neither type of memory diminishes with age (except in extreme cases). 
A) They are likely to be more deficient in recall than in recognition memory. 
B) They are likely to be more deficient in recognition than in recall memory. 
C) They are likely to be equally deficient in both types of memory. 
D) Neither type of memory diminishes with age (except in extreme cases).

Question 10

The tendency to keep making the same mistake over and over is referred to as making a(n) _____ error.

Accepted Answer

A) preservation 
B) mediation 
C) utilization 
D) organization 
A) preservation 
B) mediation 
C) utilization 
D) organization

Question 11

An information-processing theorist would most likely refer to _____ as being part of the mind's "software."

Accepted Answer

A) the brain 
B) sensory receptors 
C) neural connections 
D) mental problem-solving strategies 
A) the brain 
B) sensory receptors 
C) neural connections 
D) mental problem-solving strategies

Question 12

By age _____, most infants first begin to verbalize events that happened months earlier.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 2 years 
A) 6 months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 2 years

Question 13

What factors contribute to declines in cognitive abilities in old age?

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that contribut

Question 14

Timmy is visiting the dog pound and looking for a new pet. He looks from cage to cage until he suddenly sees a collie sitting in the far corner. He thinks to himself, "That dog looks great. I think I'll bring her home and name her Lassie." At this moment, the best example of what's in Tommy's working memory would be the

Accepted Answer

A) the excitement Timmy will feel when he takes Lassie for a walk. 
B) words that Timmy is saying to himself. 
C) image of collies that Timmy has stored in his brain but is not currently accessing. 
D) fact that Timmy will buy the dog before the end of the day. 
A) the excitement Timmy will feel when he takes Lassie for a walk. 
B) words that Timmy is saying to himself. 
C) image of collies that Timmy has stored in his brain but is not currently accessing. 
D) fact that Timmy will buy the dog before the end of the day.

Question 15

Which statement would best represent a failure of retrieval?

Accepted Answer

A) I never actually learned that information. 
B) I don't know the answer because I never read the book containing the answer. 
C) I know the answer, but I just cannot find it in my mind. 
D) I would know the answer, but the teacher talked so fast about the information that I could not keep up. 
A) I never actually learned that information. 
B) I don't know the answer because I never read the book containing the answer. 
C) I know the answer, but I just cannot find it in my mind. 
D) I would know the answer, but the teacher talked so fast about the information that I could not keep up.

Question 16

The research study of infant memory involving a ribbon tied to an infant's foot relied heavily on _____ conditioning techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) social-learning-theory 
B) classical 
C) humanistic 
D) operant 
A) social-learning-theory 
B) classical 
C) humanistic 
D) operant

Question 17

Indy is a typical 6-year-old and his brother Jones is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?

Accepted Answer

A) Indy will be able to learn more than Jones if both are given extra time to study for the task. 
B) Indy will be more likely to utilize deliberate strategies while Jones will rely on unconscious strategies. 
C) Jones will recall both more relevant information and task-irrelevant information. 
D) Jones will recall more relevant information and is less likely to recall task-irrelevant information. 
A) Indy will be able to learn more than Jones if both are given extra time to study for the task. 
B) Indy will be more likely to utilize deliberate strategies while Jones will rely on unconscious strategies. 
C) Jones will recall both more relevant information and task-irrelevant information. 
D) Jones will recall more relevant information and is less likely to recall task-irrelevant information.

Question 18

A _____ or general event representation is a mental representation of the typical sequence of actions related to an event.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _____ or general event representation is...

Question 19

Deferred imitation involves the imitation of a novel act after some delay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Pujols is watching his favorite baseball player in a home run derby and is trying to remember all of the movements that this player makes before he hits a long ball so that he can also become a big league player himself. Which of the following would best represent the consolidation stage of this process?

Accepted Answer

A) The attention that he is paying to each movement 
B) His organizing the player's swing into a series of memories for sequential motions that can be stored in long-term memory 
C) Holding of the information in long-term store 
D) His retrieval of past episodes of home runs hit by this player 
A) The attention that he is paying to each movement 
B) His organizing the player's swing into a series of memories for sequential motions that can be stored in long-term memory 
C) Holding of the information in long-term store 
D) His retrieval of past episodes of home runs hit by this player

A child who can benefit from a strategy, but who is unable to produce one on his or her own, is best classified as having a _____ deficiency.

Flavell and Wellman (1977) suggested four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which was on their list of reasons?

Short-term memory capacity _____ between ages 6 and 13.

The text noted that one information-processing-based explanation for infantile amnesia focuses on the lack of space in infant and toddler's _____ memory.

A person's knowledge base is defined as

Habituation is best described as learning

On a cued-recall task, a person is given a hint to help facilitate retrieval.

While sitting in his psychology class and daydreaming as his instructor drones on about memory, Mac suddenly recalls a great hamburger he ate at a fast-food restaurant a month ago. Mac's unintentional recall for this event provides a great example of _____ memory.

Which statement is true regarding "recall" memory and "recognition" memory in elderly adults?

The tendency to keep making the same mistake over and over is referred to as making a(n) _____ error.

An information-processing theorist would most likely refer to _____ as being part of the mind's "software."

By age _____, most infants first begin to verbalize events that happened months earlier.

What factors contribute to declines in cognitive abilities in old age?

Which statement would best represent a failure of retrieval?

The research study of infant memory involving a ribbon tied to an infant's foot relied heavily on _____ conditioning techniques.

Indy is a typical 6-year-old and his brother Jones is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?

A _____ or general event representation is a mental representation of the typical sequence of actions related to an event.

Deferred imitation involves the imitation of a novel act after some delay.

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A child who can benefit from a strategy, but who is unable to produce one on his or her own, is best classified as having a _____ deficiency.

Flavell and Wellman (1977) suggested four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which was on their list of reasons?

Short-term memory capacity _____ between ages 6 and 13.

The text noted that one information-processing-based explanation for infantile amnesia focuses on the lack of space in infant and toddler's _____ memory.

A person's knowledge base is defined as

Habituation is best described as learning

On a cued-recall task, a person is given a hint to help facilitate retrieval.

While sitting in his psychology class and daydreaming as his instructor drones on about memory, Mac suddenly recalls a great hamburger he ate at a fast-food restaurant a month ago. Mac's unintentional recall for this event provides a great example of _____ memory.

Which statement is true regarding "recall" memory and "recognition" memory in elderly adults?

The tendency to keep making the same mistake over and over is referred to as making a(n) _____ error.

An information-processing theorist would most likely refer to _____ as being part of the mind's "software."

By age _____, most infants first begin to verbalize events that happened months earlier.

What factors contribute to declines in cognitive abilities in old age?

Which statement would best represent a failure of retrieval?

The research study of infant memory involving a ribbon tied to an infant's foot relied heavily on _____ conditioning techniques.

Indy is a typical 6-year-old and his brother Jones is a typical 16-year-old. How do their information processing skills most likely differ on a memory task?

A _____ or general event representation is a mental representation of the typical sequence of actions related to an event.

Deferred imitation involves the imitation of a novel act after some delay.

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

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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