Question 1

Case suggested more advanced stages of cognitive development are made possible because children make better use of the available space in their _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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 3

A study on the long-term retention of foreign language (Spanish) learned in high school in individuals who are elderly found that

Accepted Answer

A)  most elderly did not even recall having taking a foreign language in high school. 
B)  a few individuals recalled having had a class in a foreign language in high school but could recall no content from the course. 
C)  many individuals recalled having had a class in a foreign language in high school and a small percent had retained some vocabulary. 
D)  not only did the individuals recall the foreign language courses, but as much as half of the vocabulary was retained nearly 50 years later. 
A)  most elderly did not even recall having taking a foreign language in high school. 
B)  a few individuals recalled having had a class in a foreign language in high school but could recall no content from the course. 
C)  many individuals recalled having had a class in a foreign language in high school and a small percent had retained some vocabulary. 
D)  not only did the individuals recall the foreign language courses, but as much as half of the vocabulary was retained nearly 50 years later.

Question 4

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 5

Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can

Accepted Answer

A)  carry out several mental activities at the same time. 
B)  think about complex issues, like religion. 
C)  pay selective attention to an event. 
D)  encode information into long-term memory. 
A)  carry out several mental activities at the same time. 
B)  think about complex issues, like religion. 
C)  pay selective attention to an event. 
D)  encode information into long-term memory.

Question 6

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 7

Carlos's teacher tells the class that they should be sure to listen to an important announcement that is coming in on the school's intercom. Carlos, however, misses the message as he is focused on a fly that is crawling across his desk. Carlos's failure is best blamed on faulty

Accepted Answer

A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  attention skills. 
D)  sensory memory. 
A)  deferred imitation. 
B)  implicit memory. 
C)  attention skills. 
D)  sensory memory.

Question 8

On a recognition task, a person

Accepted Answer

A)  is presented with a list of alternatives that includes the correct answer. 
B)  is not presented with the correct answer but is given a hint. 
C)  is neither presented with the correct answer nor given a hint. 
D)  must generate the answer completely on his or her own. 
A)  is presented with a list of alternatives that includes the correct answer. 
B)  is not presented with the correct answer but is given a hint. 
C)  is neither presented with the correct answer nor given a hint. 
D)  must generate the answer completely on his or her own.

Question 9

Which statement concerning memory is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sensory register is located in long-term memory. 
B)  Short-term memory has a much larger storage capacity than long-term memory. 
C)  Working-term memory provides a temporary space for processing information. 
D)  Long-term memory appears not to exist until around age two years. 
A)  The sensory register is located in long-term memory. 
B)  Short-term memory has a much larger storage capacity than long-term memory. 
C)  Working-term memory provides a temporary space for processing information. 
D)  Long-term memory appears not to exist until around age two years.

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  basic information-processing capacities but not knowledge base or metamemory. 
B)  metamemory basic but not knowledge base or information-processing capacities. 
C)  information-processing capacities and metamemory but not knowledge base. 
D)  basic information-processing capacities, knowledge base, and metamemory. 
A)  basic information-processing capacities but not knowledge base or metamemory. 
B)  metamemory basic but not knowledge base or information-processing capacities. 
C)  information-processing capacities and metamemory but not knowledge base. 
D)  basic information-processing capacities, knowledge base, and metamemory.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Modern models of memory have their roots in the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadbent 
B)  Piaget 
C)  Freud 
D)  Skinner 
A)  Broadbent 
B)  Piaget 
C)  Freud 
D)  Skinner

Question 14

If a child has a mediation deficiency, he or she cannot spontaneously use a strategy but can benefit from it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A researcher develops a test in which participants are first given a list of types of fruit that includes the words "grapes, bananas, apples, oranges, and cherries" and asked to identify which is the longest. A while later, they are given the word stem "ban_____" and are asked to complete the word as quickly as possible. When a participant fills out the word by writing "banana," he or she is exhibiting what is called a(n) _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  procedural 
C)  semantic 
D)  recognition 
A)  implicit 
B)  procedural 
C)  semantic 
D)  recognition

Question 16

Bon is trying to explain why his four-year-old son, Jovi, cannot recall what happened at an exciting rock concert they attended two years ago. In doing so, Bon says, "Jovi kind of recalls being at some event with a lot of people and singing, but he has no recollection for any details of the concert." Bon's description best matches the _____ theory of childhood amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A)  fuzzy-trace 
B)  working memory capacity 
C)  surfactant 
D)  constraint-seeking 
A)  fuzzy-trace 
B)  working memory capacity 
C)  surfactant 
D)  constraint-seeking

Question 17

A(n) _____ memory occurs unintentionally and without awareness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _____ memory occurs unintentionally and without...

Question 18

Siegler proposed a(n) _____ assessment approach to explain children's behavior on Piaget's balance beam problem.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Siegler proposed a(n) _____ assessment approach to...

Question 19

Milton is playing a game of "20 Questions" in which he has to try and guess what his friend Bradley is thinking about. Which of Milton's inquiries would best exemplify a constraint-seeking question?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Is it an animal?" 
B)  "Is it green?" 
C)  "Is it a frog?" 
D)  "Is it a green frog?" 
A)  "Is it an animal?" 
B)  "Is it green?" 
C)  "Is it a frog?" 
D)  "Is it a green frog?"

Question 20

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

Case suggested more advanced stages of cognitive development are made possible because children make better use of the available space in their _____ memory.

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

A study on the long-term retention of foreign language (Spanish) learned in high school in individuals who are elderly found that

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

Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can

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

Carlos's teacher tells the class that they should be sure to listen to an important announcement that is coming in on the school's intercom. Carlos, however, misses the message as he is focused on a fly that is crawling across his desk. Carlos's failure is best blamed on faulty

On a recognition task, a person

Which statement concerning memory is true?

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

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

Modern models of memory have their roots in the work of

If a child has a mediation deficiency, he or she cannot spontaneously use a strategy but can benefit from it.

A(n) _____ memory occurs unintentionally and without awareness.

Siegler proposed a(n) _____ assessment approach to explain children's behavior on Piaget's balance beam problem.

Milton is playing a game of "20 Questions" in which he has to try and guess what his friend Bradley is thinking about. Which of Milton's inquiries would best exemplify a constraint-seeking question?

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

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Case suggested more advanced stages of cognitive development are made possible because children make better use of the available space in their _____ memory.

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

A study on the long-term retention of foreign language (Spanish) learned in high school in individuals who are elderly found that

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

Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can

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

Carlos's teacher tells the class that they should be sure to listen to an important announcement that is coming in on the school's intercom. Carlos, however, misses the message as he is focused on a fly that is crawling across his desk. Carlos's failure is best blamed on faulty

On a recognition task, a person

Which statement concerning memory is true?

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

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

Modern models of memory have their roots in the work of

If a child has a mediation deficiency, he or she cannot spontaneously use a strategy but can benefit from it.

A(n) _____ memory occurs unintentionally and without awareness.

Siegler proposed a(n) _____ assessment approach to explain children's behavior on Piaget's balance beam problem.

Milton is playing a game of "20 Questions" in which he has to try and guess what his friend Bradley is thinking about. Which of Milton's inquiries would best exemplify a constraint-seeking question?

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

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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

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