Question 1

When are answers to math problems most likely to be retrieved from memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Before children receive formal arithmetic instruction. 
B) When there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
C) When the problem has large,rather than small,addends. 
D) When the child solving the problem is older,rather than younger. 
A) Before children receive formal arithmetic instruction. 
B) When there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
C) When the problem has large,rather than small,addends. 
D) When the child solving the problem is older,rather than younger.

Question 2

"Sounding out" words

Accepted Answer

A) is more common in older readers than in beginning readers. 
B) is commonly done by beginning readers. 
C) hinders reading ability. 
D) involves recognizing words through direct retrieval from long-term memory. 
A) is more common in older readers than in beginning readers. 
B) is commonly done by beginning readers. 
C) hinders reading ability. 
D) involves recognizing words through direct retrieval from long-term memory.

Question 3

The brain structures primarily responsible for the initial storage of information - including the hippocampus and amygdala - seem to develop by

Accepted Answer

A) 3 months of age. 
B) 6 months of age. 
C) 12 months of age. 
D) 2 years of age. 
A) 3 months of age. 
B) 6 months of age. 
C) 12 months of age. 
D) 2 years of age.

Question 4

Explain what is meant by a memory strategy and discuss how memory strategy use changes with age.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will be similar to the fol

Question 5

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook,he does not know any of the material very well.What should he do?

Accepted Answer

A) He should determine the parts of the textbook he is not learning,and underline more in those parts of the textbook. 
B) He should underline in a different color. 
C) He should underline more selectively. 
D) He should choose another memory strategy. 
A) He should determine the parts of the textbook he is not learning,and underline more in those parts of the textbook. 
B) He should underline in a different color. 
C) He should underline more selectively. 
D) He should choose another memory strategy.

Question 6

Who would be able to most accurately judge whether children are telling the truth or fabricating by watching a videotape of children's statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Steve,a law-enforcement officer 
B) Blair,a child protection case worker 
C) Rick,a developmental psychologist 
D) Neither Steve,Blair,nor Rick is likely to be able to distinguish children who are telling the truth from those who are not. 
A) Steve,a law-enforcement officer 
B) Blair,a child protection case worker 
C) Rick,a developmental psychologist 
D) Neither Steve,Blair,nor Rick is likely to be able to distinguish children who are telling the truth from those who are not.

Question 7

Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsal 
B) outlining 
C) summarizing 
D) looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object 
A) rehearsal 
B) outlining 
C) summarizing 
D) looking at or touching a to-be-remembered object

Question 8

A baby who pulls a cloth toward herself to achieve the main goal of grabbing a toy is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) means-ends analysis. 
B) memory. 
C) object permanence. 
D) automatic processes. 
A) means-ends analysis. 
B) memory. 
C) object permanence. 
D) automatic processes.

Question 9

Developmental improvements in children's writing can be traced to a number of factors.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 10

Autobiographical memory originates in the preschool years when parents encourage their children to think about the past by talking with them.Imagine your son went to the circus today as part of a school field trip.How should you talk to him about the day in order for him to develop a rich memory of the day? What kinds of questions should you avoid? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Accepted Answer

A) if children are not confident that the retrieved answer is correct. 
B) in younger children than older children. 
C) when there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
D) with smaller addends than with larger addends. 
A) if children are not confident that the retrieved answer is correct. 
B) in younger children than older children. 
C) when there is a weaker link between the addends and the sum. 
D) with smaller addends than with larger addends.

Question 12

Children are less likely to find flaws in others' writing than in their own writing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

American elementary school students are better at math operations and math problem solving than their peers in Japan or Taiwan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Metatmemory includes the ability to diagnose problems accurately and to monitor the effectiveness of a memory strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Shining Time Station is a favorite television show of your 3-year-old niece,Sunmi.The stories on this show revolve around the antics of more than a dozen toy trains.Each train has a name and a number.Your brother is shocked one day when Sunmi told him the name and number associated with each train on the show.Your brother is amazed because to him Thomas looks like James,he's never noticed any numbers on the trains,and Sunmi's memory in other areas does not seem to be extraordinary.What can you tell your brother about how knowledge influences memory that might help explain Sunmi's memory?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

An 8-year-old child remembering the birth of her baby brother 2 years ago is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) a script for childbirth. 
B) autobiographical memory. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) metacognition. 
A) a script for childbirth. 
B) autobiographical memory. 
C) infantile amnesia. 
D) metacognition.

Question 17

Younger,less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As children get older,their writing improves because

Accepted Answer

A) they have more general knowledge about the world. 
B) they begin to write down information directly as they retrieve it from memory. 
C) they spend more time on the mechanical aspects of writing. 
D) they don't revise their writing as much as they did when younger. 
A) they have more general knowledge about the world. 
B) they begin to write down information directly as they retrieve it from memory. 
C) they spend more time on the mechanical aspects of writing. 
D) they don't revise their writing as much as they did when younger.

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the impact of scripts on memory?

Accepted Answer

A) In trying to recall an event that fits a script,children can retrieve the script and use it to organize recall of the event. 
B) Experiences that do not conform to the script may be forgotten or distorted. 
C) Children may "remember" events because they are part of the script,not because they were actually experienced. 
D) Memory distortions are particularly likely when children are recounting the first experience of a new activity. 
A) In trying to recall an event that fits a script,children can retrieve the script and use it to organize recall of the event. 
B) Experiences that do not conform to the script may be forgotten or distorted. 
C) Children may "remember" events because they are part of the script,not because they were actually experienced. 
D) Memory distortions are particularly likely when children are recounting the first experience of a new activity.

Question 20

Compared to American students,students in Japan and Taiwan spend

Accepted Answer

A) more time on homework,but American students value homework more. 
B) about the same amount of time on homework. 
C) less time on homework,but they value it more than do American students. 
D) more time on homework and they value it more than do American students. 
A) more time on homework,but American students value homework more. 
B) about the same amount of time on homework. 
C) less time on homework,but they value it more than do American students. 
D) more time on homework and they value it more than do American students.

When are answers to math problems most likely to be retrieved from memory?

"Sounding out" words

The brain structures primarily responsible for the initial storage of information - including the hippocampus and amygdala - seem to develop by

Explain what is meant by a memory strategy and discuss how memory strategy use changes with age.

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook,he does not know any of the material very well.What should he do?

Who would be able to most accurately judge whether children are telling the truth or fabricating by watching a videotape of children's statements?

Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?

A baby who pulls a cloth toward herself to achieve the main goal of grabbing a toy is demonstrating

Developmental improvements in children's writing can be traced to a number of factors.What are they?

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Children are less likely to find flaws in others' writing than in their own writing.

American elementary school students are better at math operations and math problem solving than their peers in Japan or Taiwan.

Metatmemory includes the ability to diagnose problems accurately and to monitor the effectiveness of a memory strategy.

An 8-year-old child remembering the birth of her baby brother 2 years ago is demonstrating

Younger,less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

As children get older,their writing improves because

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the impact of scripts on memory?

Compared to American students,students in Japan and Taiwan spend

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When are answers to math problems most likely to be retrieved from memory?

"Sounding out" words

The brain structures primarily responsible for the initial storage of information - including the hippocampus and amygdala - seem to develop by

Explain what is meant by a memory strategy and discuss how memory strategy use changes with age.

Gene has discovered that even though he has underlined the most important information in the textbook,he does not know any of the material very well.What should he do?

Who would be able to most accurately judge whether children are telling the truth or fabricating by watching a videotape of children's statements?

Which memory strategy is a preschooler most likely to use?

A baby who pulls a cloth toward herself to achieve the main goal of grabbing a toy is demonstrating

Developmental improvements in children's writing can be traced to a number of factors.What are they?

Retrieving answers to math problems from memory is more likely

Children are less likely to find flaws in others' writing than in their own writing.

American elementary school students are better at math operations and math problem solving than their peers in Japan or Taiwan.

Metatmemory includes the ability to diagnose problems accurately and to monitor the effectiveness of a memory strategy.

An 8-year-old child remembering the birth of her baby brother 2 years ago is demonstrating

Younger,less-skilled readers are just as likely as older more-skilled readers to select a reading strategy that suits the material being read.

As children get older,their writing improves because

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the impact of scripts on memory?

Compared to American students,students in Japan and Taiwan spend

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Theories of Cognitive Development

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

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