Exam 13: Cognitive Development Throughout the Lifespan

Chapter 13 discussed whether children's poor memory performance can be traced to faulty metamemory and ineffective use of memory strategies.According to this discussion,

According to the introductory information about cognitive skills in elderly people,

Suppose that a child uses the word baby to refer to toddlers and older children as well as infants.This would be an example of

Chapter 13 discussed research conducted in China on infants' ability to recognize their mother's voice 1 or 2 weeks before the infants were born.In one condition,infants heard their mother's voice reading a poem.This research was appropriately conducted because,in the second condition,infants heard

Chapter 13 compared children who have intellectual disabilities and children in a mainstream school.Everyone watched a brief video and then answered questions.The results showed that the typically developing children

What can we conclude about children's memory?

Suppose researchers test 100 college students,whose ages range from 18 to 23.They also test 100 people at a nearby community center for older adults,whose ages range from 70 to 75.The participants are instructed to read a series of short essays and answer questions on them.The average score is 72% correct for the elderly people and 85% correct for the college students.Which of the following four conclusions would you be most likely to choose?

According to the discussion of metamemory,children who are between the ages of about 5 and 10 typically

When Carolyn Rovee-Collier and other researchers use the conjugate reinforcement technique,

Chapter 13 discussed the development of imagery as a strategy for improving children's memory.According to this discussion,

Suppose that 6-year-old children and college students are given several memory tasks.Which of the following tasks is likely to reveal the smallest differences between the two groups?

According to research on infants' recognition of their mothers,

Chapter 13 discussed children's autobiographical memory.According to the research on this topic,

According to the research on children's memory strategies,

Anna,who is 10-year-old,and her 5-year-old sister Penny watched a new animated movie,and then they are asked a series of questions about the movie.For each question they answer,they are also asked to rate their confidence in their answer.Which of the following is most likely to be true?

According to the discussion of child-directed speech,

Chapter 13 discussed eyewitness-testimony research by Henry and Gudjonsson.These researchers compared children with typical development and children with an intellectual disability.The results showed that the children with typical development

Older adults are more likely than younger adults to

What can we conclude about the reasons for long-term memory problems in elderly individuals?

On many long-term memory tasks,young adults remember more than older adults.However,the two groups are fairly similar