Exam 8: Memory and Information Processing

What seems to underlie the significant increase in processing speed seen during childhood?

Information-processing theorists use an analogy of a computer when discussing the human mind.

The information-processing approach to learning

On an everyday problem such as what to do if you cannot pay your electric bill, _____ tend to out-perform other groups.

The information-processing approach stresses all of the following basic mental processes EXCEPT

If a teacher were to apply Siegler's findings on the use of problem-solving strategies in the classroom, the teacher would

How can a mother's interactions with a toddler result in that child growing into an adolescent with stronger autobiographical memories?

The process of getting information into the memory system is called _____.

While attempting to find his lost toy bear, 10-month-old Teddy pulls away a couch's cushion and finds the bear he watched his mother hide there 10 minutes earlier. This best demonstrates the use of _____ memory.

Piaget argued that six-month-olds were incapable of imitating a mother who is intentionally opening her mouth very wide because infants

Encoding is best described as the process of

The overlapping waves theory argues for conceptualizing of cognitive development in terms of an invariant sequence of stages.

Research participant "AJ" (real name Jill Price) has the unusual ability to

Case suggests that a preschooler's tendency to center (as described by Piaget) is likely related to limited _____ memory size.

An _____ memory occurs unintentionally and without awareness.

Which is the best example of an episodic memory?

Semantic memories are for

As a typical teen, between seventh grade and his senior year of high school, Stefano will most likely show increases in

Describe the potential accuracy of young children's eyewitness testimony. What role does childhood amnesia play in this process?

Information-processing theorists use the term _____ to describe the part of the unique element of the cognitive system that plans and monitors problem-solving.