Question 1

An explicit memory

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A)  always has a sexual overtone. 
B)  is deliberately recalled. 
C)  occurs only after a hint has been given. 
D)  involves recalling behaviors but not ideas. 
A)  always has a sexual overtone. 
B)  is deliberately recalled. 
C)  occurs only after a hint has been given. 
D)  involves recalling behaviors but not ideas.

Question 2

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(n) _____ deficiency.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which is the best example of an episodic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remembering how to light a candle 
B)  Recalling the words to the song "Happy Birthday" 
C)  Recalling your 21st birthday party 
D)  Naming four kinds of ice cream 
A)  Remembering how to light a candle 
B)  Recalling the words to the song "Happy Birthday" 
C)  Recalling your 21st birthday party 
D)  Naming four kinds of ice cream

Question 4

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?

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

Question 5

Ten-year-old Conrad has difficulty remembering anything that happened between his birth and his second birthday. Conrad is best thought of as

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A)  normal. 
B)  having likely suffered some traumatic event early on that has caused him to block off memory of his early years. 
C)  mentally impaired. 
D)  having an unusually small amount of space in his working memory. 
A)  normal. 
B)  having likely suffered some traumatic event early on that has caused him to block off memory of his early years. 
C)  mentally impaired. 
D)  having an unusually small amount of space in his working memory.

Question 6

Which process would best be described as "holding information"?

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A)  Perception 
B)  Retrieval 
C)  Storage 
D)  Encoding 
A)  Perception 
B)  Retrieval 
C)  Storage 
D)  Encoding

Question 7

How do neo-Piagetians account for "centering?"

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A)  Young children cannot tell which parts of a problem are important to consider. 
B)  Young children lack sufficient working-memory capacity to attend to multiple aspects of a problem. 
C)  The cognitive structures of young children are unstable. 
D)  Young children lack the ability to explain how they solve problems. 
A)  Young children cannot tell which parts of a problem are important to consider. 
B)  Young children lack sufficient working-memory capacity to attend to multiple aspects of a problem. 
C)  The cognitive structures of young children are unstable. 
D)  Young children lack the ability to explain how they solve problems.

Question 8

Which action best describes the memory strategy of organization?

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

Question 9

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

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A)  fuzzy-traces 
B)  sensory registers 
C)  executive control processes 
D)  implicit memory 
A)  fuzzy-traces 
B)  sensory registers 
C)  executive control processes 
D)  implicit memory

Question 10

Older children can learn faster and remember more than younger children because older children typically show a significant increase in

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A)  the size of their sensory register. 
B)  childhood amnesia. 
C)  the capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  short term memory capacity. 
A)  the size of their sensory register. 
B)  childhood amnesia. 
C)  the capacity of long-term memory. 
D)  short term memory capacity.

Question 11

The most accurate summation of declines in information-processing skills in older adults is that they are

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A)  both inevitable and universal. 
B)  neither inevitable nor universal. 
C)  inevitable but not universal. 
D)  universal but not inevitable. 
A)  both inevitable and universal. 
B)  neither inevitable nor universal. 
C)  inevitable but not universal. 
D)  universal but not inevitable.

Question 12

According to Piaget, when a concrete-operational thinker is presented with the "balance beam" problem he or she

Accepted Answer

A)  can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, but cannot understand their inverse relationship. 
B)  can appreciate the significant impact of weight but not distance from center. 
C)  can appreciate the significant impact of distance from center but not weight. 
D)  can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, and can understand their inverse relationship. 
A)  can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, but cannot understand their inverse relationship. 
B)  can appreciate the significant impact of weight but not distance from center. 
C)  can appreciate the significant impact of distance from center but not weight. 
D)  can appreciate the significant impact of both weight and distance from center, and can understand their inverse relationship.

Question 13

Your text discusses four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which item below is NOT one of these reasons?

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A)  Increased knowledge about how memory works 
B)  An increase in general knowledge about the world 
C)  A working-term memory that increases from 1 slot at birth to about 10 slots by age five years 
D)  Better "software" for effective information retrieval 
A)  Increased knowledge about how memory works 
B)  An increase in general knowledge about the world 
C)  A working-term memory that increases from 1 slot at birth to about 10 slots by age five years 
D)  Better "software" for effective information retrieval

Question 14

What problem-solving advancements did Robert Siegler suggest occur between infancy and adolescence?

Accepted Answer

Robert Siegler suggested that several pr

Question 15

Which statement concerning memory is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Explicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while implicit memory capacity peaks in childhood then declines. 
B)  Explicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while implicit memory capacity is constant across the lifespan. 
C)  Implicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while explicit memory capacity peaks in childhood then declines. 
D)  Implicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while explicit memory capacity is constant across the lifespan. 
A)  Explicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while implicit memory capacity peaks in childhood then declines. 
B)  Explicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while implicit memory capacity is constant across the lifespan. 
C)  Implicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while explicit memory capacity peaks in childhood then declines. 
D)  Implicit memory increases in capacity from infancy through adulthood then declines, while explicit memory capacity is constant across the lifespan.

Question 16

In the information-processing approach, hardware is to software as

Accepted Answer

A)  the nervous system is to the skills used to retrieve information. 
B)  memory is to the brain. 
C)  feelings are to thoughts. 
D)  perception is to sensation. 
A)  the nervous system is to the skills used to retrieve information. 
B)  memory is to the brain. 
C)  feelings are to thoughts. 
D)  perception is to sensation.

Question 17

On a pure recall memory task,

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A)  no memory cues/aids are presented. 
B)  a few hints are presented. 
C)  a correct answer is presented along with a few distracters. 
D)  a correct answer is presented by itself. 
A)  no memory cues/aids are presented. 
B)  a few hints are presented. 
C)  a correct answer is presented along with a few distracters. 
D)  a correct answer is presented by itself.

Question 18

The process during which information is organized into a form suitable for long-term storage is called

Accepted Answer

A)  retrieval. 
B)  utilization. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  consolidation. 
A)  retrieval. 
B)  utilization. 
C)  recognition. 
D)  consolidation.

Question 19

The portion of your information-processing system that plans and monitors what you do is referred to as the _____ control processor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The portion of your information-processing system that...

Question 20

The best example of elaboration is

Accepted Answer

A)  repeating "red, chair, dog" several times. 
B)  consolidating "red" and "green" into a color group and "chair" and "table" into a furniture group. 
C)  noting that the red chair and the green piano remind you of last year's Christmas party. 
D)  seeing the color red but perceiving the color green. 
A)  repeating "red, chair, dog" several times. 
B)  consolidating "red" and "green" into a color group and "chair" and "table" into a furniture group. 
C)  noting that the red chair and the green piano remind you of last year's Christmas party. 
D)  seeing the color red but perceiving the color green.

An explicit memory

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(n) _____ deficiency.

Which is the best example of an episodic memory?

Ten-year-old Conrad has difficulty remembering anything that happened between his birth and his second birthday. Conrad is best thought of as

Which process would best be described as "holding information"?

How do neo-Piagetians account for "centering?"

Which action best describes the memory strategy of organization?

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

Older children can learn faster and remember more than younger children because older children typically show a significant increase in

The most accurate summation of declines in information-processing skills in older adults is that they are

According to Piaget, when a concrete-operational thinker is presented with the "balance beam" problem he or she

Your text discusses four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which item below is NOT one of these reasons?

What problem-solving advancements did Robert Siegler suggest occur between infancy and adolescence?

Which statement concerning memory is true?

In the information-processing approach, hardware is to software as

On a pure recall memory task,

The process during which information is organized into a form suitable for long-term storage is called

The portion of your information-processing system that plans and monitors what you do is referred to as the _____ control processor.

The best example of elaboration is

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Exam 8: Memory and Information Processing

An explicit memory

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(n) _____ deficiency.

Which is the best example of an episodic memory?

Ten-year-old Conrad has difficulty remembering anything that happened between his birth and his second birthday. Conrad is best thought of as

Which process would best be described as "holding information"?

How do neo-Piagetians account for "centering?"

Which action best describes the memory strategy of organization?

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

Older children can learn faster and remember more than younger children because older children typically show a significant increase in

The most accurate summation of declines in information-processing skills in older adults is that they are

According to Piaget, when a concrete-operational thinker is presented with the "balance beam" problem he or she

Your text discusses four major reasons to explain the improved memory and learning abilities in the aging child. Which item below is NOT one of these reasons?

What problem-solving advancements did Robert Siegler suggest occur between infancy and adolescence?

Which statement concerning memory is true?

In the information-processing approach, hardware is to software as

On a pure recall memory task,

The process during which information is organized into a form suitable for long-term storage is called

The portion of your information-processing system that plans and monitors what you do is referred to as the _____ control processor.

The best example of elaboration is

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Body, Brain, Health

Sensation, Perception, and Action

Cognition

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

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