Memory During Infancy: Duration of Memories
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What is encoding in the context of information processing?

  • The degree to which an activity requires attention
  • The process of increasing memory capacities with age
  • The process of initially recording information in a usable form to memory (correct)
  • The process of locating material in memory storage

Which process involves the placement of information into memory?

  • Storage (correct)
  • Automatization
  • Encoding
  • Retrieval

What is automatization according to the text?

  • The ability to learn subtle statistical patterns and relationships
  • The process of encoding information into memory
  • The degree to which an activity requires attention (correct)
  • Aiding children in processing information in their initial encounters with the world

In the context of memory capabilities in infancy, what does automatization aid children in?

<p>Processing information in initial encounters with the world (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is retrieval in the process of information processing?

<p>Bringing material into awareness from memory storage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, in what order do children pass through the stages?

<p>Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does kicking research demonstrate about memory capacities in infancy?

<p>Increase in memory capacities with age (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are schema according to Piaget's theory?

<p>Fixed patterns of functioning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves understanding an experience based on one's current stage of cognitive development?

<p>Assimilation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is accommodation in the context of Piaget's theory?

<p>Adapting existing ways of thinking to new stimuli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive stage comes after the sensorimotor stage according to Piaget's theory?

<p>Preoperational (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Piaget's approach to cognition from other approaches?

<p>Focus on quality and content (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the lack of memory for experiences before 3 years of age?

<p>Infantile amnesia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is involved in the earliest memories that are implicit?

<p>Cerebellum and brain stem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of explicit memory?

<p>It is conscious and can be intentionally recalled (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which system of long-term memory includes memories that we are not consciously aware of but affect performance and behavior?

<p>Implicit memory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the surprising recall ability shown by infants in response to a reminder related to?

<p>Moving mobile and kicking association (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age do researchers disagree on when memories can be retrieved?

<p>Before 3 years old (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does true explicit memory typically emerge in infants?

<p>In the second half of the first year (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain structure is involved in the forerunner of explicit memory in infants?

<p>Hippocampus (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the domains used to calculate the developmental quotient?

<p>Motor skills, language use, adaptive behavior, personal–social behavior (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development?

<p>Nancy Bayley (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do experts find it challenging to define intelligence in infants?

<p>The complexity of defining and measuring intelligence in infants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cognitive milestone marks the emergence of true explicit memory in infants?

<p>Recollection of past events (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the brain plays a crucial role in the development of explicit memory?

<p>Frontal lobe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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