Question 1

Older children have cognitive control of attention whereas younger children:

Accepted Answer

A) can't pay attention at all. 
B) attend to what is most salient in the environment. 
C) respond the same as older children. 
D) none of these. 
A) can't pay attention at all. 
B) attend to what is most salient in the environment. 
C) respond the same as older children. 
D) none of these.

Question 2

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 3

_____ refers to the ability to process information with little or no effort.

Accepted Answer

A) Generalization 
B) Automaticity 
C) Metacognition 
D) Self-modification 
A) Generalization 
B) Automaticity 
C) Metacognition 
D) Self-modification

Question 4

Working memory continues to improve:

Accepted Answer

A) throughout early childhood. 
B) until early adolescence. 
C) until the late teen years. 
D) into adulthood and beyond. 
A) throughout early childhood. 
B) until early adolescence. 
C) until the late teen years. 
D) into adulthood and beyond.

Question 5

According to Siegler,three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills.Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms?

Accepted Answer

A) Encoding 
B) Automaticity 
C) Assimilation 
D) Strategy construction 
A) Encoding 
B) Automaticity 
C) Assimilation 
D) Strategy construction

Question 6

Of the following,who would you expect to use elaboration more?

Accepted Answer

A) A 15-year-old 
B) A 12-year-old 
C) A 7-year-old 
D) A 4-year-old 
A) A 15-year-old 
B) A 12-year-old 
C) A 7-year-old 
D) A 4-year-old

Question 7

Ryan and his daughter Tara are about to go to the grocery store.Before leaving,Ryan shows Tanya a list containing about 12 items and asks her to help him remember what to buy.Ryan hints that it might be easier to remember the items if Tanya thinks in terms of categories like dairy products,fruits,and candy.Ryan's memory hint involves the memory strategy of:

Accepted Answer

A) elaboration. 
B) imagery. 
C) organization. 
D) rehearsal. 
A) elaboration. 
B) imagery. 
C) organization. 
D) rehearsal.

Question 8

Who would most likely be distracted by a book containing three-dimensional "pop-up" pictures?

Accepted Answer

A) A 4-year-old 
B) A 6-year-old 
C) An 8-year-old 
D) A 10-year-old 
A) A 4-year-old 
B) A 6-year-old 
C) An 8-year-old 
D) A 10-year-old

Question 9

While discussing information-processing development in children,your instructor displays a model of memory and says,"You'd better look at this,because it will be on the exam." If you follow the advice and look at the display,you are demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

A) agency. 
B) ordinality. 
C) automaticity. 
D) selective attention. 
A) agency. 
B) ordinality. 
C) automaticity. 
D) selective attention.

Question 10

_____ is a type of elaboration that helps improve remembering information.

Accepted Answer

A) Differentiation 
B) Automaticity 
C) Thinking of examples 
D) None of these 
A) Differentiation 
B) Automaticity 
C) Thinking of examples 
D) None of these

Question 11

Alex,at age 3,is having trouble playing with others.He would rather be alone,has more interest in objects than people,and demonstrates little eye contact.Alex may have a diagnosis of:

Accepted Answer

A) metacognition. 
B) mental retardation. 
C) autism. 
D) slow sociability. 
A) metacognition. 
B) mental retardation. 
C) autism. 
D) slow sociability.

Question 12

_____ includes general knowledge about memory and knowledge about one's own memory.

Accepted Answer

A) Metacognitive knowledge 
B) Metacognitive activity 
C) Metamemory 
D) Metacognitive storage 
A) Metacognitive knowledge 
B) Metacognitive activity 
C) Metamemory 
D) Metacognitive storage

Question 13

Renewed interest in a stimulus defines:

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) information processing. 
D) automaticity. 
A) habituation. 
B) dishabituation. 
C) information processing. 
D) automaticity.

Question 14

List and describe the three ways children will allocate their attention.

Accepted Answer

Selective,divided,su

Question 15

_____ means "knowing about knowing."

Accepted Answer

A) Generalization 
B) Automaticity 
C) Metacognition 
D) Self-modification 
A) Generalization 
B) Automaticity 
C) Metacognition 
D) Self-modification

Question 16

Which of the following are contributors to adolescent multi-tasking?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell phones 
B) Video games 
C) Homework 
D) All of these 
A) Cell phones 
B) Video games 
C) Homework 
D) All of these

Question 17

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 18

Mental frameworks that organize concepts and information are called:

Accepted Answer

A) schemas. 
B) habits. 
C) operations. 
D) scripts. 
A) schemas. 
B) habits. 
C) operations. 
D) scripts.

Question 19

When a person is encoding information into memory,it is important to pay attention.A critical skill of paying attention is:

Accepted Answer

A) mental resource. 
B) selectivity. 
C) lack of focus. 
D) shifting. 
A) mental resource. 
B) selectivity. 
C) lack of focus. 
D) shifting.

Question 20

Which statement concerning habituation is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Habituation becomes more acute over the first 3 months. 
B) It is critical that parents avoid tasks that lead to infant habituation. 
C) Infants who have suffered birth trauma may have diminished habituation abilities. 
D) Infants appear to be sensitive to habituation in all their sensory systems. 
A) Habituation becomes more acute over the first 3 months. 
B) It is critical that parents avoid tasks that lead to infant habituation. 
C) Infants who have suffered birth trauma may have diminished habituation abilities. 
D) Infants appear to be sensitive to habituation in all their sensory systems.

Older children have cognitive control of attention whereas younger children:

Which of the following statements is correct?

_____ refers to the ability to process information with little or no effort.

Working memory continues to improve:

According to Siegler,three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills.Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms?

Of the following,who would you expect to use elaboration more?

Who would most likely be distracted by a book containing three-dimensional "pop-up" pictures?

While discussing information-processing development in children,your instructor displays a model of memory and says,"You'd better look at this,because it will be on the exam." If you follow the advice and look at the display,you are demonstrating:

_____ is a type of elaboration that helps improve remembering information.

Alex,at age 3,is having trouble playing with others.He would rather be alone,has more interest in objects than people,and demonstrates little eye contact.Alex may have a diagnosis of:

_____ includes general knowledge about memory and knowledge about one's own memory.

Renewed interest in a stimulus defines:

List and describe the three ways children will allocate their attention.

_____ means "knowing about knowing."

Which of the following are contributors to adolescent multi-tasking?

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

Mental frameworks that organize concepts and information are called:

When a person is encoding information into memory,it is important to pay attention.A critical skill of paying attention is:

Which statement concerning habituation is false?

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Exam 7: Information Processing

Older children have cognitive control of attention whereas younger children:

Which of the following statements is correct?

_____ refers to the ability to process information with little or no effort.

Working memory continues to improve:

According to Siegler,three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills.Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms?

Of the following,who would you expect to use elaboration more?

Who would most likely be distracted by a book containing three-dimensional "pop-up" pictures?

While discussing information-processing development in children,your instructor displays a model of memory and says,"You'd better look at this,because it will be on the exam." If you follow the advice and look at the display,you are demonstrating:

_____ is a type of elaboration that helps improve remembering information.

Alex,at age 3,is having trouble playing with others.He would rather be alone,has more interest in objects than people,and demonstrates little eye contact.Alex may have a diagnosis of:

_____ includes general knowledge about memory and knowledge about one's own memory.

Renewed interest in a stimulus defines:

List and describe the three ways children will allocate their attention.

_____ means "knowing about knowing."

Which of the following are contributors to adolescent multi-tasking?

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

Mental frameworks that organize concepts and information are called:

When a person is encoding information into memory,it is important to pay attention.A critical skill of paying attention is:

Which statement concerning habituation is false?

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 Technology

Filters