Ch 12 Flashcards
Identify the mechanism that assumes an executive role in the information-processing system.
Control processes
Jefferson High School has rules and regulations that guarantee student representation in school affairs. John, a senior, has learned that the administration of his high school wants obedience. Obedience at John’s school is an example of a hidden:
Curriculum
Which of the following is a crucial difference between Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of learning?
Piaget emphasized the child’s own discovery processes, while Vygotsky stressed the importance of instruction.
Nicolette is 10 years old. Which of the following most closely reflects her math skills, assuming that she is developmentally normal?
She can add, subtract, multiply, and divide multidigit numbers.
The ability to understand the connection between one fact and another, even though it is not stated, is called:
transitive inference.
The memory system in which signals are held for less than a second, yet long enough for one to process them further, if so desired, is called ________ memory.
Sensory
John has the ability to talk informally with his friends and more formally to his teachers when called on in class. This is because John understands the:
pragmatics of his language.
John, who speaks only English, has moved to Spain with his family. He attends a public school. All of his school subjects are taught in Spanish. John is learning Spanish through:
Immersion
As José walked to school with Tony, he saw Tony’s notebook in his backpack. José rushed back into his house to retrieve his own notebook, which contained his homework. José’s sensation on seeing Tony’s notebook became a perception, which then triggered José’s:
Working memory
Seven-year-old Hannah can arrange 10 buttons in order from smallest to largest. Her understanding of which of the following concepts allows her to accomplish this?
seriation
By the end of middle childhood, the capacity of long-term memory is:
Extremely large
According to Piaget, a child between the ages of 5 and 7 can apply logical principles to:
concrete and visible examples.
