Question 1

Inhibitory ___ refers to the ability to inhibit responses to irrelevant stimuli while pursuing a cognitively represented goal.

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control

Question 2

According to "neo-Piagetian" theories of cognitive development, the amount of ___ capacity that is available to the child changes with age.

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processing

Question 3

attentional focus between conflicting representations).

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rigidity

Question 4

___ metamemory includes knowledge of oneself as a memorizer, knowledge of the present contents of one's memory, and knowledge of task demands.

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Question 5

___ function is a function of the frontal cortex involving modulation of cognitive processes in a top-down manner.

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Question 6

Self-___ refers to the ability to keep track of where you are with respect to your memory goals.

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Question 7

Zelazo and colleagues have proposed a distinction between "cool" and "hot" executive functions. ___ executive functions are involved in making decisions about events with emotionally significant consequences.

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Question 8

Adults might perform better on the selection task when it is based on familiar contexts because they versions into pragmatic reasoning schemas about ___ scenarios in real life.

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Question 9

The hallmark of analogical reasoning is the ability to apply the ___ similarity constraint.

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Question 10

Traditionally, the development of reasoning and problem solving was thought to involve the acquisition of logical ___, and was studied using deductive reasoning problems.

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Question 11

In Justice et al.'s (1997) study, children who gave ___ explanations for their use of labeling as a memory strategy also showed better recall, irrespective of age.

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Question 12

___ questioning is a metacognitive strategy that might help children to represent relational structures and recognize relational similarities between old and new problems.

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Question 13

Source ___ refers to the ability to attribute accurately the origins of one's memories, knowledge, and beliefs.

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Question 14

Development of executive function in late childhood is related to maturational changes in the ___ cortex of the brain.

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Question 15

The term "good ___ processor" refers to a child whose motivational orientation and general world knowledge enables the automatic use of efficient learning strategies and procedures.

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Question 16

All cats bark. Rex is a cat. Does Rex bark? This is an example of a ___

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Question 17

Patients with brain damage to the frontal cortex typically show ___ card sorting behavior when asked to shift between sorting rules.

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Question 18

___'s selection task is measure of deductive reasoning that requires participants to decide on the minimum number of pieces of evidence needed to validate a rule.

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Question 19

In ___ reasoning, the problem solver deduces the correct answer on the basis of the logical combination of premises presented in the problem.

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Question 20

Self-___ refers to the ability to plan, direct and evaluate your own memory behavior. Studied in terms of aspects of executive function.

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Exam 9: Metacognition, Reasoning and Executive Function