Exam 7: Information Processing

Dr.Willard is attempting to assess 5-year-old Scott's ability to solve a balance-scale problem.Dr.Willard has predicted that Scott would use Siegler's first rule.In doing so,Dr.Willard expects that Scott will ask himself:

Memory consists of three major processes.First,there is _____,which involves how information gets into memory.Then there is _____,which consists of the retention of information over time.Last,there is _____,which takes place when information is taken out of storage.

Compare and contrast the methods of constructing memories with scheme theory and fuzzy trace theory.

Which one of the following questions would not be asked by researchers to illustrate the information-processing approach?

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

What basic process is both selective and shifting?

_____ results when repeated presentations of the same stimulus causes reduced attention to the stimulus.

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

What is the biological cause of infantile amnesia?

The memory strategy of organization is used more by _____ children than _____ children.

Explain the basic concepts of the information-processing approach.

Thinking involves:

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?

Although they lack many of the expressive abilities of adults,the fact that very young infants _____ serves as the foundation of habituation tasks,which have greatly increased our knowledge concerning infants' information-processing capacities.

Researchers lament that so few schools really teach students to think critically.Which one of the follow does not support the researcher's beliefs?

Your working memory is also called your _____ memory.

Developmental changes in _____ are likely influenced by increases in both capacity and speed of processing.

An important aspect of adolescent learning involves:

_____ involves finding an appropriate way to attain a goal.

How does the information-processing approach compare with Piaget's theory?