Exam 8: Cognitive Views of Learning

Which one of the following behaviors is a defining attribute for the concept "bird"?

Knowing specific facts or knowing how to do something is called verbal information or ________ knowledge.

Short-term memory is often called ________,because it is where our current thinking or "consciousness" takes place.

Information may be lost from working memory by decay or ________.

Marc starts talking to Wynoma about the field trip to the zoo,which reminds him of the book he read on tigers last week.He concludes by telling Wynoma that the new library is very easy to use.This phenomenon illustrates the concept of

Knowing how to apply rules to categorize objects and ideas is ________ knowledge.

The type of processing that involves identifying stimuli by analyzing their features is called ________ processing.

Identify and describe the procedures of three different mnemonic strategies.

Do children of different ages tend to use working memory in the same way? Discuss developmental differences in working memory.

The use of imagery techniques of learning,such as the keyword method,seems most appropriate for what age group?

Flashbulb memories remain in long-term memory longer than episodic memories.