Question 1

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the fuzzy trace theory and memory errors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Younger children are more likely than older children and adolescents to remember the gist, which is why younger children are more prone to memory errors. 
B)  Older children and adolescents are more likely than younger children to remember verbatim, rather than the gist, which is why older children and adolescents often have memory errors. 
C)  Younger children are more likely than older children and adolescents to remember verbatim, rather than the gist, which is why younger children are more prone to memory errors. 
D)  Older children and adolescents are more likely than younger children to remember the gist, rather than verbatim, which is why older children and adolescents often have memory errors. 
A)  Younger children are more likely than older children and adolescents to remember the gist, which is why younger children are more prone to memory errors. 
B)  Older children and adolescents are more likely than younger children to remember verbatim, rather than the gist, which is why older children and adolescents often have memory errors. 
C)  Younger children are more likely than older children and adolescents to remember verbatim, rather than the gist, which is why younger children are more prone to memory errors. 
D)  Older children and adolescents are more likely than younger children to remember the gist, rather than verbatim, which is why older children and adolescents often have memory errors.

Question 2

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age, you would expect to find that

Accepted Answer

A)  Lela spends more time in school than Seiko. 
B)  Seiko spends more time on homework than Lela. 
C)  Lela values homework more than Seiko. 
D)  less of the time Seiko spends in school is devoted to academic activities. 
A)  Lela spends more time in school than Seiko. 
B)  Seiko spends more time on homework than Lela. 
C)  Lela values homework more than Seiko. 
D)  less of the time Seiko spends in school is devoted to academic activities.

Question 3

Which of the following is correct about learning strategies in childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most children spontaneously master learning strategies. 
B)  Children can be taught how to use strategies effectively. 
C)  Strategies for effective learning and memory are not used until late adolescence. 
D)  The use of learning strategies has little impact on academic skills like reading comprehension. 
A)  Most children spontaneously master learning strategies. 
B)  Children can be taught how to use strategies effectively. 
C)  Strategies for effective learning and memory are not used until late adolescence. 
D)  The use of learning strategies has little impact on academic skills like reading comprehension.

Question 4

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

Accepted Answer

A)  are very satisfied with their children's schoolwork. 
B)  believe that native ability is the prime determinant of success in school. 
C)  see little reason to encourage their children to become involved in activities that foster mathematics skill. 
D)  emphasize the role of effort in children's academic achievement. 
A)  are very satisfied with their children's schoolwork. 
B)  believe that native ability is the prime determinant of success in school. 
C)  see little reason to encourage their children to become involved in activities that foster mathematics skill. 
D)  emphasize the role of effort in children's academic achievement.

Question 5

All of the following are how-to-count principles described by Gelman and Meck EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  one-to-one. 
B)  stable-order. 
C)  addition. 
D)  cardinality. 
A)  one-to-one. 
B)  stable-order. 
C)  addition. 
D)  cardinality.

Question 6

Children should be interviewed as soon as possible after the event in question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If you ask a 5-year-old, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the child would

Accepted Answer

A)  be unlikely to be able to answer the question correctly. 
B)  probably solve the problem by counting on his fingers. 
C)  probably solve the problem by counting mentally. 
D)  probably solve the problem by retrieving the answer from memory. 
A)  be unlikely to be able to answer the question correctly. 
B)  probably solve the problem by counting on his fingers. 
C)  probably solve the problem by counting mentally. 
D)  probably solve the problem by retrieving the answer from memory.

Question 8

Ten-year-old Amy was born in Minnesota, then moved to Florida when she was 2 years old. Although she lived through many blizzards when in Minnesota, she can't remember ever seeing snow. What concept best explains this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  autobiographical memory 
B)  a script 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  repeated questioning 
A)  autobiographical memory 
B)  a script 
C)  infantile amnesia 
D)  repeated questioning

Question 9

Typically, children begin using rehearsal when they are 12 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  they organize to-be-remembered information 
B)  they use rehearsal 
C)  they use elaboration. 
D)  they touch objects that they are asked to remember 
A)  they organize to-be-remembered information 
B)  they use rehearsal 
C)  they use elaboration. 
D)  they touch objects that they are asked to remember

Question 11

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution, but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding processes. 
B)  decoding processes. 
C)  means-ends analysis. 
D)  heuristics. 
A)  encoding processes. 
B)  decoding processes. 
C)  means-ends analysis. 
D)  heuristics.

Question 12

Older readers are less likely than younger readers to reread passages that are difficult or confusing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Seuss, to their children, their

Accepted Answer

A)  children's phonological awareness decreases. 
B)  children usually become bored and learn to dislike reading. 
C)  children may enjoy it but their reading skills will not improve. 
D)  children learn how to read easier. 
A)  children's phonological awareness decreases. 
B)  children usually become bored and learn to dislike reading. 
C)  children may enjoy it but their reading skills will not improve. 
D)  children learn how to read easier.

Question 14

Even after they were given a reminder, babies did not remember that kicking would make a crib mobile move.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Phonological awareness

Accepted Answer

A)  is related to success in learning to read. 
B)  cannot be improved by reading to a child. 
C)  does not occur until after a child has learned to read. 
D)  is the process of extracting meaning from words. 
A)  is related to success in learning to read. 
B)  cannot be improved by reading to a child. 
C)  does not occur until after a child has learned to read. 
D)  is the process of extracting meaning from words.

Question 16

When Rovee-Collier and her colleagues attached a ribbon from a mobile to 2- to 3-month-old infants' legs, so infants learned to kick to make the mobile move, they found that when they returned to the babies' homes several days later the babies

Accepted Answer

A)  had forgotten that kicking made the mobile move. 
B)  would still kick to make the mobile move. 
C)  had lost interest in the mobile. 
D)  would cry when they saw the mobile. 
A)  had forgotten that kicking made the mobile move. 
B)  would still kick to make the mobile move. 
C)  had lost interest in the mobile. 
D)  would cry when they saw the mobile.

Question 17

Seventeen-year-old Jalen remembers the day he met his best friend in grade school, the first day of high school, and the day he got his drivers license. This information is part of his

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory store. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  infantile amnesia. 
A)  sensory store. 
B)  working memory. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  infantile amnesia.

Question 18

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a __________ writing strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge-transforming 
B)  knowledge-telling 
C)  word recognition 
D)  comprehension 
A)  knowledge-transforming 
B)  knowledge-telling 
C)  word recognition 
D)  comprehension

Question 19

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button. Edna demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A)  word decoding. 
B)  comprehension. 
C)  word decoding and comprehension. 
D)  neither word decoding nor comprehension. 
A)  word decoding. 
B)  comprehension. 
C)  word decoding and comprehension. 
D)  neither word decoding nor comprehension.

Question 20

Decoding processes transform the information in a problem into a mental representation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the fuzzy trace theory and memory errors?

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age, you would expect to find that

Which of the following is correct about learning strategies in childhood?

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

All of the following are how-to-count principles described by Gelman and Meck EXCEPT

Children should be interviewed as soon as possible after the event in question.

If you ask a 5-year-old, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the child would

Ten-year-old Amy was born in Minnesota, then moved to Florida when she was 2 years old. Although she lived through many blizzards when in Minnesota, she can't remember ever seeing snow. What concept best explains this situation?

Typically, children begin using rehearsal when they are 12 years old.

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution, but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

Older readers are less likely than younger readers to reread passages that are difficult or confusing.

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Seuss, to their children, their

Even after they were given a reminder, babies did not remember that kicking would make a crib mobile move.

Phonological awareness

When Rovee-Collier and her colleagues attached a ribbon from a mobile to 2- to 3-month-old infants' legs, so infants learned to kick to make the mobile move, they found that when they returned to the babies' homes several days later the babies

Seventeen-year-old Jalen remembers the day he met his best friend in grade school, the first day of high school, and the day he got his drivers license. This information is part of his

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a __________ writing strategy.

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button. Edna demonstrated

Decoding processes transform the information in a problem into a mental representation.

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Which of the following is CORRECT regarding the fuzzy trace theory and memory errors?

If Lela is a typical American fifth grade student and Seiko is a typical Japanese student of the same age, you would expect to find that

Which of the following is correct about learning strategies in childhood?

Most parents of students in Japan and Taiwan

All of the following are how-to-count principles described by Gelman and Meck EXCEPT

Children should be interviewed as soon as possible after the event in question.

If you ask a 5-year-old, "If you had three cookies and I gave you two more, how many cookies would you have altogether?", the child would

Ten-year-old Amy was born in Minnesota, then moved to Florida when she was 2 years old. Although she lived through many blizzards when in Minnesota, she can't remember ever seeing snow. What concept best explains this situation?

Typically, children begin using rehearsal when they are 12 years old.

Preschool children typically use which of the following memory strategies?

Rules of thumb that do not guarantee a solution, but are often useful in solving a range of problems are known as

Older readers are less likely than younger readers to reread passages that are difficult or confusing.

When parents read rhyming stories, such as those written by Dr. Seuss, to their children, their

Even after they were given a reminder, babies did not remember that kicking would make a crib mobile move.

Phonological awareness

When Rovee-Collier and her colleagues attached a ribbon from a mobile to 2- to 3-month-old infants' legs, so infants learned to kick to make the mobile move, they found that when they returned to the babies' homes several days later the babies

Seventeen-year-old Jalen remembers the day he met his best friend in grade school, the first day of high school, and the day he got his drivers license. This information is part of his

When 14-year-old Allison writes a story, she first decides what she wants to write about and then thinks about how she could most effectively organize the information to get her ideas across to the reader. Allison uses a __________ writing strategy.

When Edna saw the words "Push the red button," she pushed the red button. Edna demonstrated

Decoding processes transform the information in a problem into a mental representation.

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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