Question 1

With which slogan would an information processing theorist be most likely to agree?

Accepted Answer

A)  "not possible until age 3"
B)  "emotion rather than cognition"
C)  "quantitative beats qualitative"
D)  "thinking stops at age 15"E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

__________ is the process by which information is recorded in a form usable to memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessment
B)  Recall
C)  Encoding
D)  ApplicationE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

A baby is in its crib while a swarm of relatives hovers,calling the baby's name and making cooing sounds.There is a radio playing in the background and sounds emanate from the television in the living room.All the while,the baby's mother is trying to get the baby's attention to get ready for its feeding.In all this hubbub the baby is most likely to attend to the mother's face and voice.What is the baby's behavior an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambient storage
B)  delayed retrieval
C)  selective encoding
D)  recursive automatizationE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

According to the three-system model,the __________ is the initial process by which information is very briefly held before further processing.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory
B)  short-term memory
C)  sensory store
D)  photographic memoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Which memory module retains information relevant to enacting skills,habits,and other behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory
B)  procedural memory
C)  declarative memory
D)  sequential memoryE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Understanding quantitative changes in an infant's abilities to organize and manipulate information is a cornerstone of which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  circular reasoning hypothesis
B)  prime development model
C)  encoding reactions model
D)  information processing approachE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Compared with whole-language approaches to reading instruction,code-based approaches focus more on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reading out loud to the teacher or the whole class
B)  using context to figure out the meaning of a word or sentence
C)  reading natural-language stories and other resources in class
D)  sounding out letters and words to discover their meaningE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Which memory module retains factual information that is gained over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory
B)  procedural memory
C)  declarative memory
D)  sequential memoryE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which term refers to the process by which information is initially recorded,stored,and retrieved?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding
B)  automatization
C)  categorization
D)  memoryE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Which term refers to the process of focusing attention and selecting information over others so as not to be overwhelmed in the environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  selective encoding
B)  recursive automatization
C)  ambient storage
D)  delayed retrievalE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

How does the process of encoding take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  information enters a person's memory system in its raw form,typically through an unconscious process outside of the person's awareness
B)  information collected from the world at large is recorded in a form that can be used by a person's memory system
C)  information already stored in memory is recalled to mind,so that a person can act on that information
D)  "registers" or "receptors" in the memory system are identified,and individual memories are assigned to each oneE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Information processing involving the ability to strategically choose among and sort out different stimuli in the environment is more generally known by what term?

Accepted Answer

A)  attention
B)  automatization
C)  storage
D)  retrievalE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 13

When information in memory is rehearsed and stored on a relatively permanent basis,it is located in which part of the cognitive architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory
B)  sequential memory
C)  sensory memory
D)  long-term memoryE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following summarizes the key principle of information processing theories of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive development in children is linked to distinct stages.
B)  The quality of children's thinking changes significantly and suddenly as they develop.
C)  With age and practice,children's thinking gradually becomes more sophisticated.
D)  Developmental changes in children are more qualitative than quantitative.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Statistically,which person's memory is considered to be the most vulnerable to suggestion,and therefore perhaps the least reliable?

Accepted Answer

A)  a senior citizen
B)  a middle-aged adult
C)  a school-aged child
D)  a preschool-aged childE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following is a critical thinking skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  weighing alternative solutions to given problems
B)  trusting one's instincts when tackling complex questions
C)  making context-based guesses
D)  using the dictionary to find a meaning of a wordE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Explain what mnemonics are and how they can be used to improve memory.

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Question 18

How do contemporary theorists conceptualize short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a passive receptacle of facts
B)  as working memory,a highly active information processing system
C)  as an extension of sensory memory,with active learning involved
D)  as synonymous with long-term memoryE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Which term refers to an individual's understanding of the processes that underlie memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  recall
B)  rehearsal
C)  metamemory
D)  working memoryE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following is considered a basic element of information processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior enactment
B)  classical conditioning
C)  storage of information
D)  production of speechE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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