Question 1

Because of age-related changes in hearing,older adults would have the greatest difficulty understanding which of the following people?

Accepted Answer

A) a woman 
B) a man 
C) a foreigner 
D) someone on the other end of a telephone line 
A) a woman 
B) a man 
C) a foreigner 
D) someone on the other end of a telephone line

Question 2

The development of the concept of the self helps with the development of __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) semantic 
B) short-term 
C) autobiographical 
D) motor 
A) semantic 
B) short-term 
C) autobiographical 
D) motor

Question 3

What are some aspects of cognition that are underdeveloped at birth?

Accepted Answer

At birth, human infants have underdevelo

Question 4

Older adults show noticeable declines in __________ declarative memory,but not ____________ declarative memory.

Accepted Answer

(EPISODIC;

Question 5

According to Piaget,when is a child in the concrete operations stage?

Accepted Answer

A) birth to age two 
B) ages two to seven 
C) ages seven to eleven 
D) age eleven and up 
A) birth to age two 
B) ages two to seven 
C) ages seven to eleven 
D) age eleven and up

Question 6

An indicator of literacy can be found in children who are given the ___________ task in which words are printed in different colors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An indicator of literacy can be found...

Question 7

Suppose that an infant sees you throw a doll behind a screen,and sees a ball emerge on the other side.If they do not exhibit surprise at seeing this,this means that they lack __________.

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence 
B) perceptual exactitude 
C) sufficient attentional resources 
D) object permanence 
A) intelligence 
B) perceptual exactitude 
C) sufficient attentional resources 
D) object permanence

Question 8

Vygotsky emphasized the roles of __________ and __________ in childhood development.

Accepted Answer

A) individual differences; culture 
B) intelligence; abilities 
C) genetics; parenting 
D) family; friends 
A) individual differences; culture 
B) intelligence; abilities 
C) genetics; parenting 
D) family; friends

Question 9

Compared to a longitudinal study,a cross-sectional study is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) more accurate 
B) particularly prone to participant dropouts 
C) quicker 
D) more correlational 
A) more accurate 
B) particularly prone to participant dropouts 
C) quicker 
D) more correlational

Question 10

The stages of language development can be best thought of as being __________.

Accepted Answer

A) discrete 
B) artificial 
C) algorithmic 
D) overlapping 
A) discrete 
B) artificial 
C) algorithmic 
D) overlapping

Question 11

When reading a fable,older adults may be more likely to draw an inference about the moral than younger adults because of preserved processing at the ____________ level.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When reading a fable,older adults may be...

Question 12

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the concrete operations stage?

Accepted Answer

A) conservation of mass 
B) perspective taking 
C) abstract thinking 
D) object permanence 
A) conservation of mass 
B) perspective taking 
C) abstract thinking 
D) object permanence

Question 13

Knowing how many things can be seen is also called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) math intelligence 
B) span of apprehension 
C) counting capacity 
D) basic number sense 
A) math intelligence 
B) span of apprehension 
C) counting capacity 
D) basic number sense

Question 14

A study that tracks the same group of people over time is called a(n)__________ study.

Accepted Answer

A) experimental 
B) longitudinal 
C) cross-sectional 
D) observational 
A) experimental 
B) longitudinal 
C) cross-sectional 
D) observational

Question 15

What areas of memory are preserved in aging,and how can these areas of preservation be used to compensate for other age-related declines?

Accepted Answer

As we age, certain areas of memory tend

Question 16

What kind of visual images do infant prefer?

Accepted Answer

A) low-contrast 
B) pictures of objects 
C) high-contrast 
D) fast moving 
A) low-contrast 
B) pictures of objects 
C) high-contrast 
D) fast moving

Question 17

One aspect of episodic memory that shows clear declines in older adults is a decline in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) mental organization 
B) the use of context 
C) the ability to use familiarity information 
D) semantic memory 
A) mental organization 
B) the use of context 
C) the ability to use familiarity information 
D) semantic memory

Question 18

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the formal operations stage?

Accepted Answer

A) conservation of mass 
B) perspective taking 
C) abstract thinking 
D) object permanence 
A) conservation of mass 
B) perspective taking 
C) abstract thinking 
D) object permanence

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a researcher known for work on childhood development?

Accepted Answer

A) Hasher 
B) Piaget 
C) Vygotsky 
D) Bruner 
A) Hasher 
B) Piaget 
C) Vygotsky 
D) Bruner

Question 20

Older adult have been found to mind wander __________ younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A) as often as 
B) less often than 
C) more often than 
D) with increased frequency relative to 
A) as often as 
B) less often than 
C) more often than 
D) with increased frequency relative to

Because of age-related changes in hearing,older adults would have the greatest difficulty understanding which of the following people?

The development of the concept of the self helps with the development of __________ memory.

What are some aspects of cognition that are underdeveloped at birth?

Older adults show noticeable declines in declarative memory,but not __ declarative memory.

According to Piaget,when is a child in the concrete operations stage?

An indicator of literacy can be found in children who are given the ___________ task in which words are printed in different colors.

Suppose that an infant sees you throw a doll behind a screen,and sees a ball emerge on the other side.If they do not exhibit surprise at seeing this,this means that they lack __________.

Vygotsky emphasized the roles of and in childhood development.

Compared to a longitudinal study,a cross-sectional study is __________.

The stages of language development can be best thought of as being __________.

When reading a fable,older adults may be more likely to draw an inference about the moral than younger adults because of preserved processing at the ____________ level.

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the concrete operations stage?

Knowing how many things can be seen is also called __________.

A study that tracks the same group of people over time is called a(n)__________ study.

What areas of memory are preserved in aging,and how can these areas of preservation be used to compensate for other age-related declines?

What kind of visual images do infant prefer?

One aspect of episodic memory that shows clear declines in older adults is a decline in __________.

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the formal operations stage?

Which of the following is NOT a researcher known for work on childhood development?

Older adult have been found to mind wander __________ younger adults.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Filters

Exam 14: Cognitive Development

Because of age-related changes in hearing,older adults would have the greatest difficulty understanding which of the following people?

The development of the concept of the self helps with the development of __________ memory.

What are some aspects of cognition that are underdeveloped at birth?

Older adults show noticeable declines in __________ declarative memory,but not ____________ declarative memory.

According to Piaget,when is a child in the concrete operations stage?

An indicator of literacy can be found in children who are given the ___________ task in which words are printed in different colors.

Suppose that an infant sees you throw a doll behind a screen,and sees a ball emerge on the other side.If they do not exhibit surprise at seeing this,this means that they lack __________.

Vygotsky emphasized the roles of __________ and __________ in childhood development.

Compared to a longitudinal study,a cross-sectional study is __________.

The stages of language development can be best thought of as being __________.

When reading a fable,older adults may be more likely to draw an inference about the moral than younger adults because of preserved processing at the ____________ level.

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the concrete operations stage?

Knowing how many things can be seen is also called __________.

A study that tracks the same group of people over time is called a(n)__________ study.

What areas of memory are preserved in aging,and how can these areas of preservation be used to compensate for other age-related declines?

What kind of visual images do infant prefer?

One aspect of episodic memory that shows clear declines in older adults is a decline in __________.

Which of the following is a developmental accomplishment during the formal operations stage?

Which of the following is NOT a researcher known for work on childhood development?

Older adult have been found to mind wander __________ younger adults.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Filters

Older adults show noticeable declines in declarative memory,but not __ declarative memory.

Vygotsky emphasized the roles of and in childhood development.