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What is the term for the model that seeks to identify the way that individuals take in, use, and store information?
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information processing approach
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Information processing focuses on _________ changes in infants.
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quantitative
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The information processing approach emphasizes the types of ___________ that people use when they problem solve.
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mental programs
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When a person initially records information in a form usable to memory, this is called
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encoding
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All of the following are considered basic aspects of information processing EXCEPT
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behavior
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What term refers to the maintenance of material saved in memory?
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storage
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What term refers to the process by which material in memory is located, brought to awareness, and used?
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retrieval
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What term refers to the degree to which an activity requires attention?
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atomization
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The author describes the categorization of objects, events, or people that share common properties as
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concepts
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Memory is traditionally viewed in terms of three sequential components including all of the following EXCEPT __________ memory.
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sequential
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The initial, momentary storage of information that lasts only an instant, when the information is raw and without recognized meaning, is called
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sensory store
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When information in memory is held for 15 to 25 seconds, it is called
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short-term memory
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Mary looks at the phone number of her favorite pizza restaurant for a few seconds, and then walks into the other room to call to order. Mary remembers the phone number in its correct sequence. Mary is taking advantage of __________ memory.
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short-term
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When information in memory is rehearsed and stored on a relatively permanent basis, it is called __________ memory.
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long-term
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. The choices people make are determined by ______________, information processing involving the ability to strategically choose among and sort out different stimuli in the environment.
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attention
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Some stimuli act as _______________ stimuli due to their physical characteristics; others, due to their meaningfulness, act as _________________ stimuli.
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attention-getting; attention-holding
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What is term for the lack of memory for experiences that occurred prior to 3 years of age?
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infantile amnesia
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What is the term for a memory of particular events from one's own life?
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autobiographical memory
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Memories of personal experience do not seem to become accurate before age
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18-24 months
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Preschoolers' memories are often organized in a broad representation of events in the order in which they occur, called
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scripts
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What is the term for an understanding about the processes that underlie memory, which emerges and improves during middle childhood?
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metmemory
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One way to question children to produce the most accurate recollections is to
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question them as soon as possible after an incident
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______________ is thinking that makes use of cognitive skills and strategies to increase the likelihood of solving problems, forming inferences, and making decisions appropriately and successfully.
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critical thinking