Question 1

Schneider et al. (2000) examined the ability of kindergartners, second-graders, and fourth graders to make JOLs (judgments of learning).They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) none of the grade school children showed accurate predictions of memory performance. 
B) only the fourth-graders showed accurate judgments. 
C) all three grade levels were above-chance at predicting performance. 
D) the younger children made JOLs, but the older children preferred to make FOKs. 
A) none of the grade school children showed accurate predictions of memory performance. 
B) only the fourth-graders showed accurate judgments. 
C) all three grade levels were above-chance at predicting performance. 
D) the younger children made JOLs, but the older children preferred to make FOKs.

Question 2

Research shows that teachers who emphasize metamemory skills in young grade-schoolers find that:

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A) metamemory training results in quicker learning. 
B) metamemory training results in less accurate learning. 
C) metamemory training is not useful until children are in high school. 
D) metamemory is not related to theory of mind. 
A) metamemory training results in quicker learning. 
B) metamemory training results in less accurate learning. 
C) metamemory training is not useful until children are in high school. 
D) metamemory is not related to theory of mind.

Question 3

Holliday, Reyna and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that:

Accepted Answer

A) all children recalled the words poorly. 
B) older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories. 
C) younger children recalled fewer items correctly, and also showed more false memories. 
D) younger children recalled more items overall, despite the older adults better recall accuracy. 
A) all children recalled the words poorly. 
B) older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories. 
C) younger children recalled fewer items correctly, and also showed more false memories. 
D) younger children recalled more items overall, despite the older adults better recall accuracy.

Question 4

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that children were better able to inhibit ______ items than neutral items.

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The answer of Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found...

Question 5

In a classic study on this topic, Leichtman and Ceci (1995) investigated the suggestibility of child witnesses.They used children aged 3-6 as participants.In the study, a man-a confederate of the researchers-named "Sam Stone" came to visit the children's pre-school class.Leichtman and Ceci found that:

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A) many children thought Sam Stone was a bad man. 
B) children's memory for the event was never accurate. 
C) most children were able to later distinguish Sam Stone's face from other faces. 
D) some children misremembered key details of Sam Stone's visit. 
A) many children thought Sam Stone was a bad man. 
B) children's memory for the event was never accurate. 
C) most children were able to later distinguish Sam Stone's face from other faces. 
D) some children misremembered key details of Sam Stone's visit.

Question 6

Holliday, Reyna, and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Studies in event memory in children age 5 suggest that:

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A) childhood amnesia has already set in. 
B) children at this age are not yet capable of laying down long-term memories. 
C) 5-year-olds can remember events from prior to their first birthday. 
D) many 5-year-olds can remember events accurately from up to 2 years earlier. 
A) childhood amnesia has already set in. 
B) children at this age are not yet capable of laying down long-term memories. 
C) 5-year-olds can remember events from prior to their first birthday. 
D) many 5-year-olds can remember events accurately from up to 2 years earlier.

Question 9

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by training the infant in a conjugate reinforcement task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With respect to ______ control, second-graders are likely to spend more time studying items that they gave low JOLs to.

Accepted Answer

The answer of With respect to ______ control, second-graders are...

Question 11

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 ______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses...

Question 12

Young children's metacognition tends to show which of these phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A) JOLs do not predict performance 
B) overconfident judgments 
C) suggestible metacognition 
D) strategic usage of false belief 
A) JOLs do not predict performance 
B) overconfident judgments 
C) suggestible metacognition 
D) strategic usage of false belief

Question 13

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that:

Accepted Answer

A) older children are more likely to show false memories based on suggestibility than younger children. 
B) older children are more likely to show overconfidence than younger children. 
C) older children are more likely to show false memories based on schema-driven errors than younger children. 
D) all of the above are true. 
A) older children are more likely to show false memories based on suggestibility than younger children. 
B) older children are more likely to show overconfidence than younger children. 
C) older children are more likely to show false memories based on schema-driven errors than younger children. 
D) all of the above are true.

Question 14

Babies as young as 1 month habituated to a particular phoneme, that is, their sucking rate decreased after hearing the phoneme over and over.When a new phoneme was played,

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A) their rate of sucking increased. 
B) their rate of sucking decreased then increased. 
C) their rate of sucking remained constant. 
D) their gaze was directed at the correct phoneme. 
A) their rate of sucking increased. 
B) their rate of sucking decreased then increased. 
C) their rate of sucking remained constant. 
D) their gaze was directed at the correct phoneme.

Question 15

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

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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 16

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that:

Accepted Answer

A) false memories increased dramatically when children used directed forgetting. 
B) directed forgetting also inhibited theory of mind performance. 
C) feeling-of-knowing judgments were highly predictive of directed forgetting. 
D) children were better able to inhibit emotional items than neutral items. 
A) false memories increased dramatically when children used directed forgetting. 
B) directed forgetting also inhibited theory of mind performance. 
C) feeling-of-knowing judgments were highly predictive of directed forgetting. 
D) children were better able to inhibit emotional items than neutral items.

Question 17

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states:

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A) do not occur in children at al. 
B) only emerge after theory of mind develops. 
C) may occur in children younger than three. 
D) are not accompanied by partial information in younger children. 
A) do not occur in children at al. 
B) only emerge after theory of mind develops. 
C) may occur in children younger than three. 
D) are not accompanied by partial information in younger children.

Question 18

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that older children are more likely to show true memories based on schema-driven errors than younger children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Corey is 6-year-old.He is studying with his mother for his first spelling test in first grade.He looks at the words and tells his mother he is prepared for the test.Relative to his actual performance, Corey is likely to show:

Accepted Answer

A) unmitigated retrieval. 
B) plausibility. 
C) overconfidence. 
D) regressive learning. 
A) unmitigated retrieval. 
B) plausibility. 
C) overconfidence. 
D) regressive learning.

Question 20

Children who engage in elaborative discussions of events with their parents are:

Accepted Answer

A) likely to suffer from trauma about those events later in life. 
B) no more or less likely to recall those events later. 
C) more likely to recall those events later. 
D) generally more prone to childhood amnesia than those children who have less elaborative discussions. 
A) likely to suffer from trauma about those events later in life. 
B) no more or less likely to recall those events later. 
C) more likely to recall those events later. 
D) generally more prone to childhood amnesia than those children who have less elaborative discussions.

Schneider et al. (2000) examined the ability of kindergartners, second-graders, and fourth graders to make JOLs (judgments of learning).They found that:

Research shows that teachers who emphasize metamemory skills in young grade-schoolers find that:

Holliday, Reyna and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that:

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that children were better able to inhibit ______ items than neutral items.

Holliday, Reyna, and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories.

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

Studies in event memory in children age 5 suggest that:

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by training the infant in a conjugate reinforcement task.

With respect to ______ control, second-graders are likely to spend more time studying items that they gave low JOLs to.

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 ______.

Young children's metacognition tends to show which of these phenomena?

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that:

Babies as young as 1 month habituated to a particular phoneme, that is, their sucking rate decreased after hearing the phoneme over and over.When a new phoneme was played,

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

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that:

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states:

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that older children are more likely to show true memories based on schema-driven errors than younger children.

Corey is 6-year-old.He is studying with his mother for his first spelling test in first grade.He looks at the words and tells his mother he is prepared for the test.Relative to his actual performance, Corey is likely to show:

Children who engage in elaborative discussions of events with their parents are:

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

Schneider et al. (2000) examined the ability of kindergartners, second-graders, and fourth graders to make JOLs (judgments of learning).They found that:

Research shows that teachers who emphasize metamemory skills in young grade-schoolers find that:

Holliday, Reyna and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that:

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that children were better able to inhibit ______ items than neutral items.

Holliday, Reyna, and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories.

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

Studies in event memory in children age 5 suggest that:

Kisilevksy et al. (2003) showed that fetuses one to two weeks before birth recognized their mother's voice.This was accomplished by training the infant in a conjugate reinforcement task.

With respect to ______ control, second-graders are likely to spend more time studying items that they gave low JOLs to.

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 ______.

Young children's metacognition tends to show which of these phenomena?

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that:

Babies as young as 1 month habituated to a particular phoneme, that is, their sucking rate decreased after hearing the phoneme over and over.When a new phoneme was played,

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

Howe, Toth, and Cicchetti (2012) also found that children could use directed forgetting to inhibit items that they were not supposed to remember.They also found that:

Some evidence suggests that tip-of-the-tongue states:

In a study by Otgaar et al (2012), it was found that older children are more likely to show true memories based on schema-driven errors than younger children.

Corey is 6-year-old.He is studying with his mother for his first spelling test in first grade.He looks at the words and tells his mother he is prepared for the test.Relative to his actual performance, Corey is likely to show:

Children who engage in elaborative discussions of events with their parents are:

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