Ch.9 - Cog Dev: Mem and Info Processing

Question 1

After habituation, infants will pay more attention to

Answer 1

Novel stimuli

Question 2

Working memory develops to a capacity of four digits by age

Answer 2

5-6

Question 3

Working memory develops to a capacity of six digits by age

Answer 3

11

Question 4

Children begin using mnemonics by

Answer 4

Middle childhood

Question 5

Children do less well at recall and recognition than adults but

Answer 5

The improvement is steady

Question 6

The information processing theory holds that

Answer 6

Later advances are due to earlier cognitive developments

Question 7

Old age appears to cause cognitive decline in

Answer 7

Memory and recall

Question 8

60+ sees declines in what brain regions?

Answer 8

Hippocampus, frontal lobes, areas of the temporal and parietal lobes

Question 9

Better cognition in older age is associated with

Answer 9

A professional occupation, more education and being active in retirement

Question 10

Habituation demonstrates infant memory by measuring a

Answer 10

Decrease in response to the same stimulus