With the advent of e-mail, chat rooms, and other early online communications technologies in the lives of children and youths, researchers initially theorized that traditional social connections with friends and family would be disrupted.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Limited-resource models suggest that what changes during development is
a. the size of the psychological structures.
b. the proficiency in employing control processes.
c. the capacity of working memory.
d. the efficiency of information processing.
Question 3Tyler is a software developer. The newer educational software he works on will likely put less emphasis on higher order thinking skills and more on rote memorization.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4How do multistore models account for cognitive development?
a. An increase in the size of the psychological structure and/or an increase in the employment proficiency of control processes
b. A decrease in the amount of energy expended on the psychological structures, which allowis more energy for the finite resources
c. A change from the limited, finite structures that a person is born with to the multidimensional system characteristic of adulthood
d. A fluid and gradual shift from the use of the central executive to a heavy reliance on the functions of long-term memory
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