Chapter 13 - Lifespan Development of Memory

Question 1

Conjugate reinforcement technique

Answer 1

Mobile above crib with ribbon attached

Markowitsch & Welzer

Question 2

1. Spaced learning

2. Massed learning

Answer 2

1. Distributed over time

2. All at once

Question 3

What do kids with high phonological WM scores do best in?

Answer 3

Reading, writing, listening

Question 4

What do kids with high visuospatial scores excel in?

Answer 4

Math

Question 5

What do young children have a problem with?

Answer 5

Source monitoring

“I did it” bias doesn’t happen when adult and child take turns

Question 6

Utilization strategy

Answer 6

Misuse of memory strategy

Question 7

3 memory strategies for children

Answer 7

1. Rehearsal
Not spontanteous for 4-5 yo
7 yo rehease words together
Kids with reading disorders recall more
2. Organizational
older spontaneously
3. Imagery
Not spontaneous until adolescence

Question 8

Eyewitness testimony

Answer 8

Sam Stone
Control - visit making bland statements
Stereotype condition - one clumsy story per week for 3 wks prior to visit
Suggestion condition - 2 incorrect suggestions after visit bear and drink
Stereo plus suggestion - stereotype before, suggestions after
10 weeks after - 3-4 yo increasingly across condition reported seeing events that hadn’t happened, 5-6 yo 0 control then 10% consistent across conditions