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1

The information-processing approach focuses on memory and thinking.
A)True
B)False
2

Automaticity refers to the ability to process information with little or no effort.
A)True
B)False
3

In terms of information-processing, attention refers to the formal posture of soldiers during individual or group presentation.
A)True
B)False
4

Young children tend to focus more on what is important rather than a task or situation.
A)True
B)False
5

Rehearsal is the conscious repetition of information over time that keeps the information in memory longer.
A)True
B)False
6

Self-reference is a way to elaborate information.
A)True
B)False
7

The faster six year olds repeated auditorially presented words, the shorter were their memory spans.
A)True
B)False
8

In areas where children are experts, their memory can exceed that of adults who are novices in that content area.
A)True
B)False
9

Interference theory asserts that we forget not because we lose memories, but because other information gets in the way of what we are trying to remember.
A)True
B)False
10

Concepts are elements of the affect that demonstrate the complexity of emotions of common properties.
A)True
B)False
11

Heuristics are strategies that guarantee an answer to a problem.
A)True
B)False
12

Metacognitive knowledge involves monitoring and reflecting on one's current thoughts.
A)True
B)False





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