Information processing is most closely aligned with __________ - ANSWERScognitive psychology
According to the information-processing approach, a 15 year old can compute faster than a 10 year old
bc the _______________________________ - ANSWERS15 year old's brain has had more time to
develop, and the 15 year old has had more experience working w/ numbers
Ms. Parks wants her students to know their basic math facts w/o having to stop to think about them.
Therefore, Ms. P plays many math games w/ her 2nd graders, such as addition/subtraction bingo. What
is Ms. P's goal in playing these games w/ her students? - ANSWERSto help her students to develop
automaticity in knowing their math facts
Ms. S teacher 1st grade. Often she is working w/ 1 group of children, she must monitor the behavior of
the rest of the class, occasionally intervening in some manner. Sometimes she has 3 or 4 students at her
desk, each needing something different from her. This does not seem to faze her in the least. She can
talk to one student while tying another's shoes and monitoring behavior of the rest w/ no problem.
What skill has she mastered? - ANSWERSdivided attention
Mark shifts his attention very quickly from one thing to another. The more colorful and noisy the thing,
the more likely to draw his attention. He rarely attends to any one thing for more than a few minutes.
From this description, Mark is most likely to be a __________ - ANSWERStoddler
Natalie is playing a game called "memory" at a bday party. A covered tray w/ 15 objects is brought into
the room. The cover is removed and the children have 30 sec. to memorize the objects. The child who
correctly remembers the most wins. Natalie notices that 5 objects are hair related items-comb, brush,
shampoo, barrette, and ponytail holder. She notices that the other 5 are school supplies. The final 5
objects appear to be random. Natalie has no problem remembering items that she was able to group by
type. She only remembers 2 other items. What memory strategy is Natalie using? - ANSWERSchunking
To test his students' memory skills, Mr. W reads a list of nonsense words to them and asks them to recall
as many as they can. Veronica can recall 5 words. If she performs as is expected for her age, how old is
Veronica most likely? - ANSWERS7
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