. Metamemory advances significantly in middle childhood, however, children as young as 5 or 6 have some rudimentary grasp of metamemory. Give an example of what a middle-school child would know about it versus what a first grader knows
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A young child could tell you that a short list is easier to remember than a long list, or that they would be more likely to remember something yesterday than something years ago. However, older children would be able to tell you the various steps they took to solve a problem and they would be more realistic in appraising their own memory abilities.
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According to psychologists, rehearsal involves:
a. internal repetition of the contents of short-term memory b. rearranging incoming information into meaningful or familiar patterns c. forming connections between new information and information already in memory d. unknowingly pushing threatening memories out of conscious awareness
What is the typical maximum number of chunks of information that can be held in short-term memory?
a. seven c. four b. ten d. none of these
Bobby is weight lifting. After lifting 250 lbs., Bobby notices that he had accidentally put an extra 2 1/2 lb. weight on the right side of the barbell. Why hadn't he noticed this while he was lifting?
a) 2 1/2 lbs. was not above the difference threshold. b) Bobby's right arm is stronger than his left arm. c) 2 1/2 lbs was not above the absolute threshold. d) Bobby's activity was a violation of Weber's law.
The receptive field of a visual neuron is the area of the
A) striate cortex within which stimulation can activate the neuron. B) striate cortex within which stimulation can inhibit the neuron. C) visual field within which the suitable visual stimulus can influence the firing of the neuron. D) retina within which stimulation with diffuse light can activate the neuron. E) either A or B