One of the best ways to make information easier to get out of mental storage is through __________ cues, clues or reminders that can enhance the ability to retrieve stored information from memory
a. encoding specificity
b. availability
c. accessibility
d. retrieval
D
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Zamir enjoys working with model rockets. His most recent project involved an extremely complex model that required several hours of assembly. Sternberg would probably say that Zamir's style is
a. executive. b. external. c. oligarchic. d. judicial.
Which is the least important reason for teachers to collaborate with community partners when planning a wellness curriculum?
A) Community partners will bring current information about nutrition, health, and safety. B) Community partners may be willing to share information with children and families or offer training for teachers. C) Community partner participation may help teachers to get a positive performance evaluation. D) Community partners will gain understanding of the important roles that the early childhood program and teachers play in providing for children's health and wellness.
Which one of the following scenarios reflects the typical duration of working (short-term) memory?
a. Arnie's family spends a summer at his grandmother's house and is able to remember his grandmother's telephone number for the two months he is there. However, he quickly forgets the number after he moves back home again. b. Barney looks up the correct spelling of the word fossil and closes the dictionary. By the time he finds a piece of paper on which to write the word, he has forgotten how to spell it. c. Carol remembers most of the information that she has been learning about World War II in class this week, but she remembers very little of what she learned about World War I two weeks ago. d. At 9:00 a.m., Darrell makes a mental list of the five items he needs to purchase at the grocery store at the end of the day. At noon, he checks himself and realizes that he still remembers all five. At 3:00 p.m., however, he discovers that he has forgotten three of the five items.
Of the following results of studies undertaken, which is considered to have been a Type II error?
A. A study of the use of silver nitrate dressings versus the use of acupuncture demonstrated equal healing times for the treatment of leg ulcers within the elderly community. The researchers concluded that both types of treatment were equally effective. B. A study of sleep behaviour showed that there is a relationship between raised body temperature and the number of hours of sleep. The conclusion drawn was that a person would sleep more if they had a high body temperature. C. In a study of children’s reading habits at home, a relationship between reading and eating bananas was found. The conclusion was drawn that eating bananas improved reading ability. D. Following the discovery that a person’s pain threshold increases when subjected to repeated electrical stimulation, researchers concluded that shock therapy is recommended for pain control.