A person's knowledge base is defined as
a. unconscious awareness of an event.
b. the difference between what he or she knows and what he or she can acquire with guided participation.
c. how much the person knows about a topic.
d. the rate at which he or she can solve a task.
Question 2Research on infants raised in deprived institutions in Romania found that
a. early experiences had little impact on later development.
b. a lack of physical contact can lead to significant delays in cognitive, physical, and socioemotional development.
c. the longer a child is in the deprived environment, the less the negative impact of the experience (as the child will acclimate to the deprivation).
d. the impact of the deprivation is directly related to the biological parents' level of intellect (i.e., IQ).
Question 3Metamemory awareness is most likely to be displayed in young children
a. who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant.
b. who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find relevant.
c. who have often been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant.
d. who have never been in situations in which they had to remember something and they are facing a task that they find irrelevant.
Question 4Which saying was used to summarize research on infants raised in deprived institutional settings?
a. An apple does not fall far from the tree.
b. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
c. Experience is overrated.
d. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Question 5Jack knows that he can more easily memorize and recall a list of 10 familiar words than he can 10 unfamiliar words. This knowledge provides an excellent example of
a. short-term memory.
b. chunking.
c. recall memory.
d. metamemory.
Question 6Which statement concerning the role of culture on infant attachment is true?
a. Attachment styles are universal and unaffected by culture.
b. In collectivist cultures, infants are more likely to develop autonomous behaviors.
c. Most infants raised in individualistic cultures are insecurely attached to their primary caregiver.
d. A secure attachment is best defined by cultural standards that can vary from country to country.
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