Knowing that some mental activities (memorizing the state capitals for a test tomorrow) can ...

Knowing that some mental activities (memorizing the state capitals for a test tomorrow) can interfere with more immediate mental activities (writing down the message you just received for your mother) is called
 
  a. chunking.
  b. convergent thinking.
  c. metamemory.
  d. phonetic method.

Question 2

Which part of a newborn's brain appears to be the most sensitive to the use of language?
 
  a. the frontal lobe
 b. the right hemisphere
  c. the left hemisphere
 d. the parietal lobe

Question 3

Which of the following is an advanced memory strategy?
 
  a. Using maintenancerehearsal
  b. Using visual cues to retain information
  c. Being able to prioritize memory tasks
  d. The use of chunking

Question 4

Research has found that infants can distinguish different phonemes from each other as early as ____ of age.
 
  a. two weeks
 b. one month
 c. three months
  d. five months

Question 5

By what age will children generally use rehearsal on their own as a memory strategy?
 
  a. 2-3 years
  b. 3-4 years
  c. 5-6 years
  d. 6-7 years