Question 1

What is memory?

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Memory is ...

Question 2

Lane is learning to recognize lowercase letters.He is able to do this by ignoring the fact that some lowercase letters do not look like their uppercase counterparts.This is an example of:

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A)  decoding.
B)  encoding.
C)  automaticity.
D)  attention.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Theory of mind tasks are difficult for children with:

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A)  cerebral palsy.
B)  autism.
C)  ADHD.
D)  Kleinfelter's.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What are the three basic processes required for memory?

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Encoding, ...

Question 5

Sally tells a joke to her friend Helen.Helen smiles and responds, "I told you that joke yesterday!" Sally's embarrassment is due to:

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A)  source amnesia.
B)  the reminiscence bump.
C)  prospective memory.
D)  elderly amnesia.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

"Knowing about knowing" is called:

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A)  hypothetical deduction.
B)  metacognition.
C)  strategy construction.
D)  encoding.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Attention in infancy to the "what" and "where" are examples of a _____ process.

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A)  orientating
B)  habituation
C)  dishabituation
D)  parallelE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

What is the theory of mind?

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Refers to young children's tho...

Question 9

Rita remembers when she received a school award for perfect attendance.What type of memory is this?

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A)  episodic
B)  implicit
C)  semantic
D)  workingE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

At a family reunion, Uncle Joe told a story about his childhood.Which of the following statements is MOST likely true?

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A)  His story is accurate, as though he had taken an exact photograph of the event.
B)  Due to gender differences, Uncle Joe's sister would have told a more accurate view of the event.
C)  He is able to store and retrieve information about the event in a computer-like way.
D)  His story presents a somewhat distorted impression of the event.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Memory about life's events is labeled:

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A)  semantic.
B)  implicit.
C)  working.
D)  episodic.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following would we expect a 3-year-old to understand about another person's mental state?

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A)  Hiding an object conceals it from another person.
B)  A person looks for a hidden object where they think it is, not where it really is.
C)  A child who has been scared by a dog once is likely to be scared by seeing another dog later.
D)  A person looking at another side of a three-dimensional model of a mountain sees a different view than the 3-year-old sees.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

How does short-term memory differ from working memory?

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Short-term memory involves the retention...

Question 14

The processing of irrelevant information decreases rapidly during:

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A)  middle childhood.
B)  adolescence.
C)  early adulthood.
D)  middle adulthood.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

One of the significant developments in understanding others' desires is:

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A)  being able to predict what others want.
B)  recognizing that someone else's desires may differ from one's own.
C)  giving in to others' desires when they are different from one's own.
D)  convincing others to abandon their desires and adopt one's own.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Rob is listening to Katie's anecdote amidst the loud music and laughter of many others at the party.This is an example of _____ attention.

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A)  executive
B)  selective
C)  divided
D)  sustainedE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of Michael Pressley's views about problem-solving instruction?

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A)  Teachers should provide feedback about students' employment of problem-solving strategies.
B)  Practice will allow the strategy to become automatic.
C)  Children will develop strategies for problem solving on their own and need not be instructed.
D)  Teachers should explain how a strategy will benefit the student.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Kennedy is playing a computer game that shows a monster falling in mud when the answer is wrong.Kennedy cares less about answering incorrectly and more about watching the humorous event.The monster falling in mud is more:

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A)  salient.
B)  habituating.
C)  dishabituating.
D)  culturally specific.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Explain fuzzy trace theory.

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Memory is best understood by considering...

Question 20

Dr.Cook encourages her students to wonder, probe, analyze, question, and reflect rather than learn facts by rote memorization.She values:

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A)  critical thinking.
B)  script formation.
C)  analytical saliency.
D)  semantic memory encoding.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 7: Information Processing

Which of the following is NOT one of Michael Pressley's views about problem-solving instruction?

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Rob is listening to Katie's anecdote amidst the loud music and laughter of many others at the party.This is an example of _____ attention.

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What is the theory of mind?

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Memory about life's events is labeled:

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Which of the following would we expect a 3-year-old to understand about another person's mental state?

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Lane is learning to recognize lowercase letters.He is able to do this by ignoring the fact that some lowercase letters do not look like their uppercase counterparts.This is an example of:

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At a family reunion, Uncle Joe told a story about his childhood.Which of the following statements is MOST likely true?

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How does short-term memory differ from working memory?

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The processing of irrelevant information decreases rapidly during:

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Theory of mind tasks are difficult for children with:

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Kennedy is playing a computer game that shows a monster falling in mud when the answer is wrong.Kennedy cares less about answering incorrectly and more about watching the humorous event.The monster falling in mud is more:

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What is memory?

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Rita remembers when she received a school award for perfect attendance.What type of memory is this?

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Sally tells a joke to her friend Helen.Helen smiles and responds, "I told you that joke yesterday!" Sally's embarrassment is due to:

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Explain fuzzy trace theory.

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"Knowing about knowing" is called:

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One of the significant developments in understanding others' desires is:

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Dr.Cook encourages her students to wonder, probe, analyze, question, and reflect rather than learn facts by rote memorization.She values:

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Attention in infancy to the "what" and "where" are examples of a _____ process.

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What are the three basic processes required for memory?

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