Question 1

Compare and contrast the problem solving of children through applying rules and by using analogies with two examples of each.

Accepted Answer

When children apply rules to problem sol

Question 2

Your working memory is also called your ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  short-term 
D)  long-term 
A)  sensory 
B)  autobiographical 
C)  short-term 
D)  long-term

Question 3

What memory strategy involves going beyond the information given in order to make information more memorable?

Accepted Answer

A)  rehearsal 
B)  processing speed 
C)  elaboration 
D)  habituation 
A)  rehearsal 
B)  processing speed 
C)  elaboration 
D)  habituation

Question 4

Children should be encouraged to think ___________________ works well when deciding on which strategies to use.

Accepted Answer

A)  carefully about what 
B)  about when it 
C)  about where it 
D)  All of these. 
A)  carefully about what 
B)  about when it 
C)  about where it 
D)  All of these.

Question 5

Who would not be considered to be thinking critically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jack,who tends to rely heavily on his first impressions 
B)  Niki,who attempts to grasp the deeper meaning of concepts 
C)  Vickie,who is tolerant of different perspectives 
D)  John,who is a reflective thinker 
A)  Jack,who tends to rely heavily on his first impressions 
B)  Niki,who attempts to grasp the deeper meaning of concepts 
C)  Vickie,who is tolerant of different perspectives 
D)  John,who is a reflective thinker

Question 6

Robert Siegler is associated with ___________ used in problem-solving research that explored how children use rules to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tower of Hanoi 
B)  habituation paradigms 
C)  balance scale problems 
D)  metamemory tasks 
A)  the Tower of Hanoi 
B)  habituation paradigms 
C)  balance scale problems 
D)  metamemory tasks

Question 7

________________ is the focusing of mental resources and improves cognitive processing for many tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention 
B)  Distraction 
C)  Division 
D)  Construction 
A)  Attention 
B)  Distraction 
C)  Division 
D)  Construction

Question 8

The following conclusions about children as eyewitnesses indicate there are a number of factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's memory.Which one of the following is not one of these factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are age differences in children's susceptibility to suggestions. 
B)  There are individual differences in susceptibility. 
C)  Interviewing techniques can produce substantial distortions in children's reports about highly salient events. 
D)  All of these are factors that influence the accuracy of the young child's memory. 
A)  There are age differences in children's susceptibility to suggestions. 
B)  There are individual differences in susceptibility. 
C)  Interviewing techniques can produce substantial distortions in children's reports about highly salient events. 
D)  All of these are factors that influence the accuracy of the young child's memory.

Question 9

Explain the basic concepts of the information-processing approach.

Accepted Answer

The information-processing approach anal

Question 10

Michael Pressley emphasizes that children benefit when the teacher

Accepted Answer

A)  models the appropriate strategy. 
B)  verbalizes the steps in the strategy. 
C)  guides the children to practice the strategy and supports their practice with 
D)  All of these. 
A)  models the appropriate strategy. 
B)  verbalizes the steps in the strategy. 
C)  guides the children to practice the strategy and supports their practice with 
D)  All of these.

Question 11

Jacob knows that it is hard to concentrate on an exam when he is very anxious.This awareness provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic networks. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  metacognition. 
D)  elaboration. 
A)  semantic networks. 
B)  dishabituation. 
C)  metacognition. 
D)  elaboration.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Just having children learn a new strategy is usually enough for them to continue to use it and to transfer the strategy to a new situation. 
B)  Just having children learn a new strategy is enough for them to continue to use it but they are still unable to transfer it to new situations. 
C)  Just having children learn a new strategy is usually not enough for them to continue to use it and to transfer the strategy to new situations. 
D)  Just having children learn a new strategy does not guarantee that they will use it but it is likely that they will transfer the strategy to new situations. 
A)  Just having children learn a new strategy is usually enough for them to continue to use it and to transfer the strategy to a new situation. 
B)  Just having children learn a new strategy is enough for them to continue to use it but they are still unable to transfer it to new situations. 
C)  Just having children learn a new strategy is usually not enough for them to continue to use it and to transfer the strategy to new situations. 
D)  Just having children learn a new strategy does not guarantee that they will use it but it is likely that they will transfer the strategy to new situations.

Question 13

It appears that the reliability of young Mallory's reports as an eyewitness has as much to do with the _________________________________ as with ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  skills and motivation of the child; the child's memory 
B)  skills and motivation of the interviewer; the natural limitations of the child's memory 
C)  memory of the interviewer; and motivation of the child 
D)  skills and motivation of the child; the child's honesty 
A)  skills and motivation of the child; the child's memory 
B)  skills and motivation of the interviewer; the natural limitations of the child's memory 
C)  memory of the interviewer; and motivation of the child 
D)  skills and motivation of the child; the child's honesty

Question 14

What type of memory is relatively permanent and unlimited?

Accepted Answer

A)  iconic 
B)  sensory 
C)  short-term 
D)  long-term 
A)  iconic 
B)  sensory 
C)  short-term 
D)  long-term

Question 15

One recent study found that the assessment of working memory in kindergarten was a key process in predicting _____ achievement at the end of the first grade.

Accepted Answer

A)  reading 
B)  spelling 
C)  math 
D)  science 
A)  reading 
B)  spelling 
C)  math 
D)  science

Question 16

The use of elaboration has been shown to dramatically increase between

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy and early childhood. 
B)  early and late childhood. 
C)  late childhood and late adolescence. 
D)  late adolescence and young adulthood. 
A)  infancy and early childhood. 
B)  early and late childhood. 
C)  late childhood and late adolescence. 
D)  late adolescence and young adulthood.

Question 17

What is the difference between the reasoning of children and the reasoning of scientists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are influenced by happenstance. 
B)  Children maintain their old theories regardless of evidence. 
C)  Children often try to reconcile seemingly contradictory new information with their existing beliefs. 
D)  All of these are differences. 
A)  Children are influenced by happenstance. 
B)  Children maintain their old theories regardless of evidence. 
C)  Children often try to reconcile seemingly contradictory new information with their existing beliefs. 
D)  All of these are differences.

Question 18

A good example of showing children how hard it is to retrieve unorganized information is to ask them to recall

Accepted Answer

A)  the 12 months of the year. 
B)  the 12 months of the year in alphabetical order. 
C)  the 7 days of the week in alphabetical order. 
D)  both the 12 months of the year,and the 7 days of the week in alphabetical order. 
A)  the 12 months of the year. 
B)  the 12 months of the year in alphabetical order. 
C)  the 7 days of the week in alphabetical order. 
D)  both the 12 months of the year,and the 7 days of the week in alphabetical order.

Question 19

In an effort to assess her memory abilities,a researcher presents 5-month-old Chloe with the same visual stimulus over numerous trials.If she begins to pay less attention to the stimulus with each subsequent trial,she is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  memory and habituation. 
B)  memory and dishabituation. 
C)  a lack of memory and habituation. 
D)  a lack of memory and dishabituation. 
A)  memory and habituation. 
B)  memory and dishabituation. 
C)  a lack of memory and habituation. 
D)  a lack of memory and dishabituation.

Question 20

Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to what 5- or 6-year-old children know?

Accepted Answer

A)  They know that familiar items are easier to learn than unfamiliar items. 
B)  They know that short lists are easier than long ones to remember. 
C)  They know that recognition is easier than recall. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  They know that familiar items are easier to learn than unfamiliar items. 
B)  They know that short lists are easier than long ones to remember. 
C)  They know that recognition is easier than recall. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Compare and contrast the problem solving of children through applying rules and by using analogies with two examples of each.

Your working memory is also called your ________ memory.

What memory strategy involves going beyond the information given in order to make information more memorable?

Children should be encouraged to think ___________________ works well when deciding on which strategies to use.

Who would not be considered to be thinking critically?

Robert Siegler is associated with ___________ used in problem-solving research that explored how children use rules to solve problems.

________________ is the focusing of mental resources and improves cognitive processing for many tasks.

The following conclusions about children as eyewitnesses indicate there are a number of factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's memory.Which one of the following is not one of these factors?

Explain the basic concepts of the information-processing approach.

Michael Pressley emphasizes that children benefit when the teacher

Jacob knows that it is hard to concentrate on an exam when he is very anxious.This awareness provides an example of

Which of the following statements is correct?

It appears that the reliability of young Mallory's reports as an eyewitness has as much to do with the _______ as with _.

What type of memory is relatively permanent and unlimited?

One recent study found that the assessment of working memory in kindergarten was a key process in predicting _____ achievement at the end of the first grade.

The use of elaboration has been shown to dramatically increase between

What is the difference between the reasoning of children and the reasoning of scientists?

A good example of showing children how hard it is to retrieve unorganized information is to ask them to recall

In an effort to assess her memory abilities,a researcher presents 5-month-old Chloe with the same visual stimulus over numerous trials.If she begins to pay less attention to the stimulus with each subsequent trial,she is demonstrating

Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to what 5- or 6-year-old children know?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

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Exam 7: Information Processing

Compare and contrast the problem solving of children through applying rules and by using analogies with two examples of each.

Your working memory is also called your ________ memory.

What memory strategy involves going beyond the information given in order to make information more memorable?

Children should be encouraged to think ___________________ works well when deciding on which strategies to use.

Who would not be considered to be thinking critically?

Robert Siegler is associated with ___________ used in problem-solving research that explored how children use rules to solve problems.

________________ is the focusing of mental resources and improves cognitive processing for many tasks.

The following conclusions about children as eyewitnesses indicate there are a number of factors that can influence the accuracy of a young child's memory.Which one of the following is not one of these factors?

Explain the basic concepts of the information-processing approach.

Michael Pressley emphasizes that children benefit when the teacher

Jacob knows that it is hard to concentrate on an exam when he is very anxious.This awareness provides an example of

Which of the following statements is correct?

It appears that the reliability of young Mallory's reports as an eyewitness has as much to do with the _________________________________ as with ___________________________.

What type of memory is relatively permanent and unlimited?

One recent study found that the assessment of working memory in kindergarten was a key process in predicting _____ achievement at the end of the first grade.

The use of elaboration has been shown to dramatically increase between

What is the difference between the reasoning of children and the reasoning of scientists?

A good example of showing children how hard it is to retrieve unorganized information is to ask them to recall

In an effort to assess her memory abilities,a researcher presents 5-month-old Chloe with the same visual stimulus over numerous trials.If she begins to pay less attention to the stimulus with each subsequent trial,she is demonstrating

Which one of the following statements is incorrect with regard to what 5- or 6-year-old children know?

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Prenatal Development and Birth

Physical Development and Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development

The Self and Identity

Gender

Moral Development

Families

Peers

Schools and Achievement

Culture and Diversity

Filters

It appears that the reliability of young Mallory's reports as an eyewitness has as much to do with the _______ as with _.