Question 1

Most infants cannot recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words
before their first birthday.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Fivush et al. (2004) examined the memories of children who had experienced Hurricane Andrew in 1992.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) ten years later, children could not remember the storm. 
B) level of damage predicted memory for the storm when memory was first tested. 
C) older children remembered more when the storm had only affected them mildly, whereas younger children showed better memory if they had been more strongly affected. 
D) suggestibility was stronger for the children in the most damaged areas caused by the storm. 
A) ten years later, children could not remember the storm. 
B) level of damage predicted memory for the storm when memory was first tested. 
C) older children remembered more when the storm had only affected them mildly, whereas younger children showed better memory if they had been more strongly affected. 
D) suggestibility was stronger for the children in the most damaged areas caused by the storm.

Question 3

Leichtman and Ceci (1995) investigated the suggestibility of child witnesses.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) paradoxically, the younger children were less prone to suggestibility. 
B) when the confederate asked the children about false events, all of the children rejected this possibility. 
C) the younger children showed more false memories. 
D) distinguishing features of the event structured retrieval. 
A) paradoxically, the younger children were less prone to suggestibility. 
B) when the confederate asked the children about false events, all of the children rejected this possibility. 
C) the younger children showed more false memories. 
D) distinguishing features of the event structured retrieval.

Question 4

Children between the ages of 3 and 6 do not use ______ encoding spontaneously.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Children between the ages of 3 and...

Question 5

In a false belief test,

Accepted Answer

A) young children will mistake cognition for metacognition. 
B) young children will employ memory strategies when they should rely on memory efficiency. 
C) infants replace actual objects with imagined objects. 
D) young children do not recognize that others do not know what they know. 
A) young children will mistake cognition for metacognition. 
B) young children will employ memory strategies when they should rely on memory efficiency. 
C) infants replace actual objects with imagined objects. 
D) young children do not recognize that others do not know what they know.

Question 6

Coffman et al. (2008) compared two groups of first-grade students based on whether their teachers focused on content versus process.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on content led to more knowledge for the children at the end of the year. 
B) focusing on content led to stronger theory of mind for the children. 
C) the children in the process-oriented classrooms acquired new information more quickly. 
D) there were no major differences between the two groups of children. 
A) focusing on content led to more knowledge for the children at the end of the year. 
B) focusing on content led to stronger theory of mind for the children. 
C) the children in the process-oriented classrooms acquired new information more quickly. 
D) there were no major differences between the two groups of children.

Question 7

In one study, it was found that 4-month-old children looked ______ at upright photos of faces than upside-down photos of faces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In one study, it was found that...

Question 8

In imitation, an infant must ______ the physical actions of another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In imitation, an infant must ______ the...

Question 9

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by examining if an infant looks more at ______ than familiar items.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Researchers can examine memory early in infancy...

Question 10

Explain Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief.

Accepted Answer

It was found that 3-year-olds

Question 11

Describe how childhood amnesia relates to episodic memory.

Accepted Answer

Most adults remember no events

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about cultural differences and the development of autobiographical memory?

Accepted Answer

A) American children have a later offset of childhood amnesia than do Chinese children. 
B) Chinese children are more likely to be required to memorize early life events than American children. 
C) American parents tend to discuss past events in a more elaborative style than do Chinese parents. 
D) Chinese parents are more likely to encourage open-ended family discussions of past events. 
A) American children have a later offset of childhood amnesia than do Chinese children. 
B) Chinese children are more likely to be required to memorize early life events than American children. 
C) American parents tend to discuss past events in a more elaborative style than do Chinese parents. 
D) Chinese parents are more likely to encourage open-ended family discussions of past events.

Question 13

Fazio and Marsh (2006) looked at memory for false facts embedded in stories given to children varying from age 5 to age 7.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) older children were more likely to make mistakes on a general-information test based on the errors they heard in the story. 
B) younger children were more likely to make mistakes because of suggestibility effects. 
C) there were fewer errors for the older children when they attended to meaning. 
D) the younger children had faster reaction times to verify facts than did the older children. 
A) older children were more likely to make mistakes on a general-information test based on the errors they heard in the story. 
B) younger children were more likely to make mistakes because of suggestibility effects. 
C) there were fewer errors for the older children when they attended to meaning. 
D) the younger children had faster reaction times to verify facts than did the older children.

Question 14

Theory of mind refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the theory that animals other than humans have developed minds. 
B) the theory that young children use memory to make mental decisions. 
C) an attention to mental events that happens in the first two years of life. 
D) the awareness that other individuals have separate states of awareness, different from that of our own. 
A) the theory that animals other than humans have developed minds. 
B) the theory that young children use memory to make mental decisions. 
C) an attention to mental events that happens in the first two years of life. 
D) the awareness that other individuals have separate states of awareness, different from that of our own.

Question 15

Tessler and Nelson (1994) examined the memory of three and half-year old children's visit to a museum.Mothers and children attended a visit to a museum in New York City.One week later, the children were asked to describe the event.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) because of childhood amnesia, the children could not remember the event. 
B) the children remembered information that they had learned at the museum but could not remember details of the event. 
C) the children remember details only if the event had occurred with the mother present. 
D) the children could remember lots of details-even event-specific details. 
A) because of childhood amnesia, the children could not remember the event. 
B) the children remembered information that they had learned at the museum but could not remember details of the event. 
C) the children remember details only if the event had occurred with the mother present. 
D) the children could remember lots of details-even event-specific details.

Question 16

According to the memory efficiency view, memory improves in young children because:

Accepted Answer

A) the children are learning to apply knowledge of how memory works. 
B) the processes of memory themselves improve as a child grow. 
C) episodic memory comes online in the fourth year of life. 
D) theory of mind drives the improvements in memory. 
A) the children are learning to apply knowledge of how memory works. 
B) the processes of memory themselves improve as a child grow. 
C) episodic memory comes online in the fourth year of life. 
D) theory of mind drives the improvements in memory.

Question 17

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by:

Accepted Answer

A) examining if an infant looks more at novel than familiar items. 
B) asking the infant to engage in verbal recall. 
C) observing whether or not the infant appears to be engaging in memory behavior. 
D) training the infant to cry when an unfamiliar stimulus is presented. 
A) examining if an infant looks more at novel than familiar items. 
B) asking the infant to engage in verbal recall. 
C) observing whether or not the infant appears to be engaging in memory behavior. 
D) training the infant to cry when an unfamiliar stimulus is presented.

Question 18

Most infants can recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words:

Accepted Answer

A) before their first birthday. 
B) at birth. 
C) within the first month of life. 
D) not until they are 2 years of age. 
A) before their first birthday. 
B) at birth. 
C) within the first month of life. 
D) not until they are 2 years of age.

Question 19

Malajandra was just 5-year-old when a hurricane damaged houses in her neighborhood.She ______ remember more details if there was moderate damage to her house, rather than severe damage or no damage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Malajandra was just 5-year-old when a hurricane...

Question 20

The talk that goes back and forth between a parent and a child concerning past events is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A) memory interactions. 
B) memory conversations. 
C) childhood amnesia. 
D) reduplicative paramnesia. 
A) memory interactions. 
B) memory conversations. 
C) childhood amnesia. 
D) reduplicative paramnesia.

Most infants cannot recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words before their first birthday.

Fivush et al. (2004) examined the memories of children who had experienced Hurricane Andrew in 1992.They found that:

Leichtman and Ceci (1995) investigated the suggestibility of child witnesses.They found that:

Children between the ages of 3 and 6 do not use ______ encoding spontaneously.

In a false belief test,

Coffman et al. (2008) compared two groups of first-grade students based on whether their teachers focused on content versus process.They found that:

In one study, it was found that 4-month-old children looked ______ at upright photos of faces than upside-down photos of faces.

In imitation, an infant must ______ the physical actions of another.

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by examining if an infant looks more at ______ than familiar items.

Explain Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief.

Describe how childhood amnesia relates to episodic memory.

Which of the following statements is true about cultural differences and the development of autobiographical memory?

Fazio and Marsh (2006) looked at memory for false facts embedded in stories given to children varying from age 5 to age 7.They found that:

Theory of mind refers to:

Tessler and Nelson (1994) examined the memory of three and half-year old children's visit to a museum.Mothers and children attended a visit to a museum in New York City.One week later, the children were asked to describe the event.They found that:

According to the memory efficiency view, memory improves in young children because:

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by:

Most infants can recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words:

Malajandra was just 5-year-old when a hurricane damaged houses in her neighborhood.She ______ remember more details if there was moderate damage to her house, rather than severe damage or no damage.

The talk that goes back and forth between a parent and a child concerning past events is referred to as:

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

Most infants cannot recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words before their first birthday.

Fivush et al. (2004) examined the memories of children who had experienced Hurricane Andrew in 1992.They found that:

Leichtman and Ceci (1995) investigated the suggestibility of child witnesses.They found that:

Children between the ages of 3 and 6 do not use ______ encoding spontaneously.

In a false belief test,

Coffman et al. (2008) compared two groups of first-grade students based on whether their teachers focused on content versus process.They found that:

In one study, it was found that 4-month-old children looked ______ at upright photos of faces than upside-down photos of faces.

In imitation, an infant must ______ the physical actions of another.

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by examining if an infant looks more at ______ than familiar items.

Explain Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief.

Describe how childhood amnesia relates to episodic memory.

Which of the following statements is true about cultural differences and the development of autobiographical memory?

Fazio and Marsh (2006) looked at memory for false facts embedded in stories given to children varying from age 5 to age 7.They found that:

Theory of mind refers to:

Tessler and Nelson (1994) examined the memory of three and half-year old children's visit to a museum.Mothers and children attended a visit to a museum in New York City.One week later, the children were asked to describe the event.They found that:

According to the memory efficiency view, memory improves in young children because:

Researchers can examine memory early in infancy by:

Most infants can recognize the sound and meaning of familiar words:

Malajandra was just 5-year-old when a hurricane damaged houses in her neighborhood.She ______ remember more details if there was moderate damage to her house, rather than severe damage or no damage.

The talk that goes back and forth between a parent and a child concerning past events is referred to as:

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