Research with possible and impossible events has led to the conclusion that infants
a. are born with object permanence.
b. develop an understanding of object permanence at a younger age than was predicted by Piaget.
c. develop an understanding of object permanence at the exact age that was predicted by Piaget.
d. develop an understanding of object permanence at an older age than was predicted by Piaget.
Question 2Which statement is most accurate about the level of detail remembered about past events?
a. Older adults remember more details from past events than younger adults.
b. Older adults remember fewer details from past events than younger adults.
c. Young adults use details remembered from past events to maintain more information in working memory.
d. Young adults use details remembered from past events to encode new memories.
Question 3Yacef suddenly finds himself newly married and out of school with a new job. Yacef is experiencing
a. role transition.
b. reflective judgment.
c. possible selves.
d. fluid intelligence.
Question 4Which best exemplifies the core knowledge hypothesis?
a. The fact that 3-week-old Gene appears to innately understand that three objects are more than two objects.
b. The fact that 10-year-old Paul has the math skills of a 30-year-old.
c. The fact that 5-month-old Ace loves to kiss his mother but not his father.
d. The fact that 6-year-old Peter's early music abilities have not improved in spite of intensive training.
Question 5Which statement concerning autobiographical memory development is true?
a. Younger adults tend to more vividly recall information from ages 10-30, while older adults tend to recall information from after age 30.
b. Older adults tend to more vividly recall information from ages 10-30, while younger adults tend to recall information from after age 30.
c. Younger adults and older adults both tend to more vividly recall information from ages 10-30.
d. Younger adults and older adults both tend to more vividly recall information from after age 30.
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