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The sensory register, short-term memory, and long-term memory are all components of the |
| | A) | multistore model. |
| | B) | connectionist model. |
| | C) | neo-Piagetian model. |
| | D) | post-Vygotsky model. |
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Parallel distributed processing is an essential part of which information-processing model? |
| | A) | multistore model |
| | B) | connectionist model |
| | C) | neo-Piagetian model |
| | D) | post-Vygotsky model |
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The process of changing information into mental representations is called |
| | A) | strategizing. |
| | B) | encoding. |
| | C) | automatizing. |
| | D) | generalizing. |
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The first time Kendra sees a dog, she notices that it has four legs. The second time she sees a dog, she observes that it has a tail. The third time, she notices the dog's tongue. This description of perceptual learning best fits |
| | A) | differentiation theory. |
| | B) | composition theory. |
| | C) | enrichment theory. |
| | D) | discrimination theory. |
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The perception of the invariant properties of objects and events is essential to the |
| | A) | differentiation view. |
| | B) | composition view. |
| | C) | enrichment view. |
| | D) | discrimination view. |
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Why might 4-year-old Brianna not receive much educational benefit from the lessons Big Bird delivers on SESAME STREET? |
| | A) | The SESAME STREET lessons are geared to the attention spans of younger children. |
| | B) | She is more likely to pay attention to Big Bird's appearance than to what he is saying. |
| | C) | Four-year-old children rarely become engaged in television programs. |
| | D) | Four-year-old children show a distinct preference for cartoons. |
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The textbook mentions each of the following as a memory strategy commonly used by adults EXCEPT |
| | A) | rehearsal. |
| | B) | organization. |
| | C) | mediation. |
| | D) | elaboration. |
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Children's spontaneous use of organization to facilitate memory appears in |
| | A) | the preschool years. |
| | B) | early elementary school. |
| | C) | late elementary school. |
| | D) | high school. |
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A memory strategy that involves adding to the information one wants to remember in an effort to make the information more meaningful is called |
| | A) | rehearsal. |
| | B) | organization. |
| | C) | mediation. |
| | D) | elaboration. |
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Which of the following represents the correct sequence in the development of a cognitive map? |
| | A) | landmark knowledge, route knowledge, combine routes |
| | B) | route knowledge, landmark knowledge, combine routes |
| | C) | landmark knowledge, combine routes, route knowledge |
| | D) | route knowledge, combine routes, landmark knowledge |
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Young children have trouble using symbolic representation because of their inability to |
| | A) | form scripts. |
| | B) | use deductive reasoning. |
| | C) | develop an effective strategy. |
| | D) | form a dual representation. |
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Researchers have used syllogisms to study |
| | A) | transitive inference. |
| | B) | propositional reasoning. |
| | C) | hierarchical categorization. |
| | D) | metacognition. |
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Research using sequential touching has confirmed that infants have some knowledge of |
| | A) | prepositional reasoning. |
| | B) | metacognition. |
| | C) | numerical reasoning. |
| | D) | class-inclusion relationships. |
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According to Gelman, if a child understands the cardinal principle of counting, then she understands that |
| | A) | each object should be counted once and only once. |
| | B) | numbers are always assigned in the same order. |
| | C) | a single number can be used to describe the total of a set. |
| | D) | the order in which objects are counted is irrelevant. |
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According to the textbook, which one of the following is related to metacognition? |
| | A) | development of a theory of mind |
| | B) | knowledge about language skills |
| | C) | numerical reasoning |
| | D) | deductive reasoning |
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