Question 1

Executive function

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A)  involves goal-setting and cognitive flexibility.
B)  includes executive attention.
C)  involves cognitive inhibition and delay gratification.
D)  involves all of these answers.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Explicit memory is also known as ____ memory,while implicit memory is also known as _____ memory.

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A)  semantic; declarative
B)  declarative; procedural
C)  short-term; long-term
D)  long-term; short-termE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

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A)  attention,memory,and thinking
B)  assimilation,accommodation,and thinking
C)  encoding,decoding,and recall
D)  encoding,automaticity,and strategy constructionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

What is the process by which information gets into memory?

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A)  encoding
B)  attention
C)  thinking
D)  automaticityE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ______,but failed in _______.

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A)  source memory; semantic memory
B)  semantic memory; source memory
C)  procedural memory; semantic memory
D)  episodic memory; prospective memoryE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

Accepted Answer

A)  short term
B)  working
C)  explicit
D)  implicitE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of peers
B)  being under the influence of alcohol and drugs
C)  having temptations readily available
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

According to Harris (2006) ,studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  sponge who is trying to absorb as much knowledge from others as possible.
B)  thinker who is trying to explain,predict,and understand people's thoughts,feelings,and communications.
C)  "island" that learns to satisfy desires and answer questions on his own.
D)  scientist who experiments with the people and objects around him.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Memory about life's events is labeled

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A)  semantic memory.
B)  implicit memory.
C)  working memory.
D)  episodic memory.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The retention of information over time is referred to as

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A)  strategy construction.
B)  encoding.
C)  memory.
D)  attention.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

John does not remember much from his first 3 years of life.This is the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A)  lapse of implicit memory.
B)  infantile amnesia.
C)  early signs of dementia.
D)  limited memory span.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young children are likely to remember the gist of information but not verbatim details.
B)  Older children are likely to remember verbatim details of events or information.
C)  Memory and reasoning skills are improved when older children begin to use gist rather than verbatim memory trace to recall information.
D)  Fuzzy traces of events or information are fleeting and likely to be forgotten.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

Accepted Answer

A)  dress-ups,books/reading
B)  balls,books,dolls
C)  vehicles,machines,dinosaurs
D)  equal interest in books/reading and dinosaurs.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob walks 2 miles each morning.
B)  Earl does crossword puzzles.
C)  Dwayne listens to easy-listening music for 2 hours every day.
D)  Sam reads biographies and participates in fitness classes at his local gym.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 7: Information Processing

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

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Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

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According to Harris (2006) ,studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

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Explicit memory is also known as memory,while implicit memory is also known as _ memory.

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Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ,but failed in _.

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What is the process by which information gets into memory?

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Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

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Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

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The retention of information over time is referred to as

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Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

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Memory about life's events is labeled

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Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

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John does not remember much from his first 3 years of life.This is the phenomenon of

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Executive function

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Exam 7: Information Processing

According to Siegler,which three mechanisms work together to create changes in children's cognitive skills?

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Josh has no conscious recollection of ever having been swimming or having had swimming lessons.One day,he fell into the river,and he started to swim automatically.What type of memory is he using?

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According to Harris (2006) ,studies of theory of mind view the child as a(n)

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Explicit memory is also known as ____ memory,while implicit memory is also known as _____ memory.

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Anna is trying to remember a quote she learned years ago.She can remember the professor who quoted it but not the actual quote.She succeeded in ______,but failed in _______.

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What is the process by which information gets into memory?

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Which of the following sets of categories would likely interest 2-year-old Robert most,according to the findings in gender difference research?

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Which of the following impacts an adolescent's decision to engage in risk-taking behaviors?

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The retention of information over time is referred to as

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Which of the following regarding fuzzy trace theory is true?

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Memory about life's events is labeled

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Which of the following older adults has the least successful strategy for improving his cognitive skills?

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