In middle childhood children become more capable of focusing their attention on relevant information and ____

a. disregarding what is irrelevant
b. listening to teachers
c. critical processing
d. processing information at the subliminal level


A. In middle childhood, children become more capable of focusing their attention on relevant information and disregarding what is irrelevant, an ability termed selective attention.

Psychology

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a. germinal stage. b. fetal stage. c. embryonic stage. d. first trimester. e. fertilization stage.

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According to Harter (1988), children's self-worth during midchildhood changes because

A. parents become more strict B. teachers provide more learning activities that improve children's self-worth C. children play more independently D. cognitive capabilities increase

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What will be an ideal response?

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Neuroscientists now believe that memory for complex sets of information is found in ________ parts of the neural system, and memory for particular types of knowledge is localized in ________ regions of the brain

a. many; many b. limited; specific c. many; specific d. limited; many

Psychology