Question 1

In imitation, an infant must:

Accepted Answer

A) kick in response to an absent mobile. 
B) demonstrate conservation of mass. 
C) recognize a familiar person. 
D) copy the physical actions of another. 
A) kick in response to an absent mobile. 
B) demonstrate conservation of mass. 
C) recognize a familiar person. 
D) copy the physical actions of another. D

Question 2

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states do not occur in children younger than three.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

de Graaff, Verhoeven, Bosman, and Hasselman (2007) showed that kindergarten-age children who were taught visual mnemonics to help them learn the letters of the alphabet:

Accepted Answer

A) were unable to apply the visual mnemonics to learning the alphabet. 
B) were more likely to have false memories later than children who did not use visual imager. 
C) had quicker acquisition of those letters than those not taught visual mnemonics. 
D) were more likely to benefit from the conjugate reinforcement technique. 
A) were unable to apply the visual mnemonics to learning the alphabet. 
B) were more likely to have false memories later than children who did not use visual imager. 
C) had quicker acquisition of those letters than those not taught visual mnemonics. 
D) were more likely to benefit from the conjugate reinforcement technique. C

Question 4

Explain the theory of the mind.

Accepted Answer

An awareness that ot

Question 5

Rosalia is a 4-year-old child.She watches a stuffed animal get placed in a McDonald's hamburger bag.Rosalia will:

Accepted Answer

A) think that everyone knows the stuffed animal is in the bag. 
B) refuse to eat from the bag. 
C) immediately forget that the animal was placed in the bag. 
D) make a judgment of learning. 
A) think that everyone knows the stuffed animal is in the bag. 
B) refuse to eat from the bag. 
C) immediately forget that the animal was placed in the bag. 
D) make a judgment of learning.

Question 6

In directed forgetting, participants are told to inhibit or ignore items that they have already studied; that is, to forget them.After they are instructed to forget certain materials, they are then asked to learn new materials.Research shows that:

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A) there are no differences as a function of age. 
B) paradoxically, the younger children (age 6) outperformed the older children (age 10). 
C) older children (age 10) were better at directed forgetting than younger children (age 6). 
D) children cannot control this aspect of forgetting until they have explicit training on the task. 
A) there are no differences as a function of age. 
B) paradoxically, the younger children (age 6) outperformed the older children (age 10). 
C) older children (age 10) were better at directed forgetting than younger children (age 6). 
D) children cannot control this aspect of forgetting until they have explicit training on the task.

Question 7

Deloache, Cassidy, and Brown (1985) asked children between the ages of 18 and 24 months to watch as an experimenter hid a desirable stuffed animal (Big Bird) somewhere in the room.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) all of the children were scared of the stuffed bird. 
B) children that young do not show object permanence. 
C) children would remind themselves as to the location of the hidden object. 
D) children would imitate the actions of the experimenter. 
A) all of the children were scared of the stuffed bird. 
B) children that young do not show object permanence. 
C) children would remind themselves as to the location of the hidden object. 
D) children would imitate the actions of the experimenter.

Question 8

Younger children show fewer meaning-based memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following summarizes the research on children's eyewitness memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Young children are less prone to suggestibility than older children. 
B) Children should never be asked to be witnesses in actual criminal investigations. 
C) Relative to adults, children show less suggestibility. 
D) Younger children are more prone to suggestibility than older children. 
A) Young children are less prone to suggestibility than older children. 
B) Children should never be asked to be witnesses in actual criminal investigations. 
C) Relative to adults, children show less suggestibility. 
D) Younger children are more prone to suggestibility than older children.

Question 10

According to the research on false memory in older children, plausibility:

Accepted Answer

A) increases false memory in older children. 
B) decreases false memory in younger children. 
C) substitutes for suggestibility in many paradigms. 
D) decreases false memory in older children. 
A) increases false memory in older children. 
B) decreases false memory in younger children. 
C) substitutes for suggestibility in many paradigms. 
D) decreases false memory in older children.

Question 11

With respect to metacognitive control, second-graders are likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) spend more time studying items that they gave low JOLs to. 
B) fail at false-belief tests. 
C) use tip-of-the-tongue states to help retrieve eyewitness information. 
D) regard studying as unnecessary because they have already mastered the material. 
A) spend more time studying items that they gave low JOLs to. 
B) fail at false-belief tests. 
C) use tip-of-the-tongue states to help retrieve eyewitness information. 
D) regard studying as unnecessary because they have already mastered the material.

Question 12

Which of the following is true about early infant development of language?

Accepted Answer

A) By 6 months of age, infants distinguish between phonemes of their native language and similar sounds that are not present in their native language. 
B) By 6 months of age, infants distinguish between the orthography (writing system) of their native language and similar sounds that are not present in their native language 
C) By 6 months of age, infants are capable of verbal recall. 
D) both b and c are true. 
A) By 6 months of age, infants distinguish between phonemes of their native language and similar sounds that are not present in their native language. 
B) By 6 months of age, infants distinguish between the orthography (writing system) of their native language and similar sounds that are not present in their native language 
C) By 6 months of age, infants are capable of verbal recall. 
D) both b and c are true.

Question 13

Van Abbema and Bauer (2005) were able to get children to visit the lab at age 3 and then again around the age of 8 (varied from 7 to 9).They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) the children remembered more words from a list when they were younger than when they were older. 
B) no older children could remember events that had taken place during the first visit. 
C) some children could accurately remember events that had taken place during the first visit. 
D) the older children did not show a metamemory advantage relative their earlier performance. 
A) the children remembered more words from a list when they were younger than when they were older. 
B) no older children could remember events that had taken place during the first visit. 
C) some children could accurately remember events that had taken place during the first visit. 
D) the older children did not show a metamemory advantage relative their earlier performance.

Question 14

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by measuring differences in the infant's heart rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The conjugate reinforcement technique is most useful to test memory in infants' age:

Accepted Answer

A) over 1 year. 
B) under two weeks. 
C) from 8 months to 1 year. 
D) from 2 to 6 months. 
A) over 1 year. 
B) under two weeks. 
C) from 8 months to 1 year. 
D) from 2 to 6 months.

Question 16

In the conjugate reinforcement technique, memory is measured when:

Accepted Answer

A) the infant pulls down the mobile. 
B) the infant starts crying. 
C) the infant kicks of a blanket keeping the infant warm. 
D) the infant kicks when the mobile is reattached to its foot. 
A) the infant pulls down the mobile. 
B) the infant starts crying. 
C) the infant kicks of a blanket keeping the infant warm. 
D) the infant kicks when the mobile is reattached to its foot.

Question 17

Children as young as 18 months have been shown to:

Accepted Answer

A) allocate study time based on explicit judgments of learning. 
B) show childhood amnesia. 
C) pass the false belief test when it is really critical that they do so. 
D) give themselves verbal reminders when they need to find a hidden object. 
A) allocate study time based on explicit judgments of learning. 
B) show childhood amnesia. 
C) pass the false belief test when it is really critical that they do so. 
D) give themselves verbal reminders when they need to find a hidden object.

Question 18

How does directed forgetting affect children?

Accepted Answer

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also fo

Question 19

In Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief, it was found that:

Accepted Answer

A) 3-year-olds were able to recall all of the items on the false memory list. 
B) 3-year-olds did not successfully predict where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were successful. 
C) 3-year-olds successfully predicted where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were unsuccessful because of the critical nature of meaning. 
D) 5-year-olds lack the metacognition necessary for avoiding suggestibility. 
A) 3-year-olds were able to recall all of the items on the false memory list. 
B) 3-year-olds did not successfully predict where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were successful. 
C) 3-year-olds successfully predicted where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were unsuccessful because of the critical nature of meaning. 
D) 5-year-olds lack the metacognition necessary for avoiding suggestibility.

Question 20

Younger children show fewer ______ memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Younger children show fewer ______ memory errors.This...

In imitation, an infant must:

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states do not occur in children younger than three.

de Graaff, Verhoeven, Bosman, and Hasselman (2007) showed that kindergarten-age children who were taught visual mnemonics to help them learn the letters of the alphabet:

Explain the theory of the mind.

Rosalia is a 4-year-old child.She watches a stuffed animal get placed in a McDonald's hamburger bag.Rosalia will:

In directed forgetting, participants are told to inhibit or ignore items that they have already studied; that is, to forget them.After they are instructed to forget certain materials, they are then asked to learn new materials.Research shows that:

Deloache, Cassidy, and Brown (1985) asked children between the ages of 18 and 24 months to watch as an experimenter hid a desirable stuffed animal (Big Bird) somewhere in the room.They found that:

Younger children show fewer meaning-based memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Which of the following summarizes the research on children's eyewitness memory?

According to the research on false memory in older children, plausibility:

With respect to metacognitive control, second-graders are likely to:

Which of the following is true about early infant development of language?

Van Abbema and Bauer (2005) were able to get children to visit the lab at age 3 and then again around the age of 8 (varied from 7 to 9).They found that:

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by measuring differences in the infant's heart rate.

The conjugate reinforcement technique is most useful to test memory in infants' age:

In the conjugate reinforcement technique, memory is measured when:

Children as young as 18 months have been shown to:

How does directed forgetting affect children?

In Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief, it was found that:

Younger children show fewer ______ memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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Exam 11: Memory in Childhood

In imitation, an infant must:

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states do not occur in children younger than three.

de Graaff, Verhoeven, Bosman, and Hasselman (2007) showed that kindergarten-age children who were taught visual mnemonics to help them learn the letters of the alphabet:

Explain the theory of the mind.

Rosalia is a 4-year-old child.She watches a stuffed animal get placed in a McDonald's hamburger bag.Rosalia will:

In directed forgetting, participants are told to inhibit or ignore items that they have already studied; that is, to forget them.After they are instructed to forget certain materials, they are then asked to learn new materials.Research shows that:

Deloache, Cassidy, and Brown (1985) asked children between the ages of 18 and 24 months to watch as an experimenter hid a desirable stuffed animal (Big Bird) somewhere in the room.They found that:

Younger children show fewer meaning-based memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Which of the following summarizes the research on children's eyewitness memory?

According to the research on false memory in older children, plausibility:

With respect to metacognitive control, second-graders are likely to:

Which of the following is true about early infant development of language?

Van Abbema and Bauer (2005) were able to get children to visit the lab at age 3 and then again around the age of 8 (varied from 7 to 9).They found that:

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by measuring differences in the infant's heart rate.

The conjugate reinforcement technique is most useful to test memory in infants' age:

In the conjugate reinforcement technique, memory is measured when:

Children as young as 18 months have been shown to:

How does directed forgetting affect children?

In Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief, it was found that:

Younger children show fewer ______ memory errors.This summarizes the research on false memory.

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory Disorders

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Filters