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1
The ______ approach deals with how individuals analyze their many sources of information and the numerous steps used to make sense of this information.
A)critical thinking
B)information processing
C)cognitive monitoring
D)cognitive developmental
2
A 10-year-old child recites multiplication tables with little conscious effort. This is an example of
A)selective attention.
B)habituation.
C)rehearsal.
D)automaticity.
3
_______ is one's knowledge about his or her thought processes.
A)Elaboration
B)Metacognition
C)Agency
D)Strategies
4
This type of attention is also referred to as vigilance.
A)Sustained
B)Selective
C)Divided
D)Habituated
5
The recovery of a habituated response after a change in stimulation is called
A)automaticity.
B)attention.
C)dishabituation.
D)selective attention.
6
All of the following are needed for joint attention in infants except
A)an ability to track another's behavior.
B)a consistent production of the stimulus.
C)one person directing another's attention.
D)reciprocal interaction.
7
Why is the ability of 7-year-olds to learn and solve problems superior to that of 3-year-olds?
A)Older children exhibit greater automaticity.
B)Older children rehearse more.
C)Older children have more cognitive control.
D)Older children can model more effectively.
8
"Up to 30 seconds" is to ______ memory as "up to a lifetime" is to ______ memory.
A)sensory; long-term
B)sensory; short-term
C)short-term; long-term
D)implicit; explicit
9
Carolyn Rovee-Collier's research on infants and elaborate mobiles are testing
A)an infant's earliest implicit memory.
B)an infant's earliest explicit memory.
C)an infant's motor capabilities (leg control).
D)infantile amnesia.
10
"Self-reference" is to _________ as "keyword method" is to __________.
A)rehearsal; imagery
B)elaboration; organization
C)elaboration; imagery
D)imagery; elaboration
11
Using habituation experiments, researchers have found that the earliest an infant can group together objects with similar appearances is
A)at birth.
B)at 1 month.
C)at 3 months.
D)at 8 months.
12
Cindy defends her position on abortion by using logic and reasoning instead of emotions. Cindy is using which of the following thinking techniques?
A)Conceptual thinking
B)Critical thinking
C)Scientific thinking
D)Problem solving
13
______ is/are an attempt to find an appropriate way of attaining a goal when barriers prevent its immediate attainment.
A)Critical thinking
B)Academic skills
C)Strategies
D)Problem solving
14
DeLoache's research involving a scale model of a room with a hidden toy is a way to test analogical problem-solving skills. Children as young as ____ are able to successfully use the model to find the toy.
A)12 months
B)24 months
C)30 months
D)36 months
15
Children of varying ages are given the classic false belief task involving a Band-Aid box with pencils inside. At what age will children reply "Band-Aids"?
A)2 years
B)3 years
C)3.5 years
D)4-5 years
16
_______________ refers to awareness of one's own mental processes and the mental processes of others.
A)Problem solving
B)Critical thinking
C)Theory of mind
D)None of the above are correct.
17
By __________, children achieve a better understanding of their true memory ability.
A)5 to 6 years
B)7 to 9 years
C)11 to 12 years
D)4 to 5 years





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