Ch. 6 Cognitive Growth: Information Processing
Study Questions: (10 points) – Write responses to each of the following questions. Write the responses in your own words, do not copy and paste from your textbook, or another source. Cite a reference for the information provided for each question. Include a reference list.
Rubric
· Responses to questions are accurate. – 5 points
· Each question has a reference citation in APA format; reference list is included/accurate. – 2 points.
· Responses are written in student’s voice. – 3 points.
1. Describe the information processing model.
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2. Define the following terms:
Encoding
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Storage
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Retrieval
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Automatization
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3. The information processing theory includes a three-system approach for taking in and remembering information. What happens in each of those three systems (sensory store, short-term memory, long-term memory)?
4. Define the following terms:
Rehearsal
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Working memory
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Infantile amnesia
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Autobiographical memory
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Scripts
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Metamemory
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Critical thinking
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Information processing
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Transference
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5. Being able to pay attention is an important aspect of information processing. Define the following:
Attention
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Control of Attention
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Planning
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6. How does memory change over the stages of childhood (infants/toddlers; preschoolers; middle childhood; adolescence)?
7. When applying information processing to real world situations, we often relate it to classroom teaching, and how we teach young children to read. Briefly describe:
Code-based approaches
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Whole-language approaches
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