CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After reading a newspaper report suggesting that drunken driving might have contributed to a recent auto accident, several people who actually witnessed the accident began to remember the driver involved as traveling more recklessly than was actually the case. This provides an example of
A
proactive interference.
B
the serial position effect.
C
state-dependent memory.
D
the self-reference effect.
E
the misinformation effect.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Recall: This type of memory retrieval involves being able to access the information without being cued. Answering a question on a fill-in-the-blank test is a good example of recall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Create mnemonics Mnemonic devices are memory aids that help us organize information for encoding. They are especially useful when we want to recall larger bits of information such as steps, stages, phases, and parts of a system (Bellezza, 1981).

Detailed explanation-3: -One of these methods is the cognitive interview (Fisher & Geiselman, 1992). The cognitive interview (CI) is a questioning technique used by the police to enhance retrieval of information about a crime scene from the eyewitnesses and victim’s memory.

Detailed explanation-4: -To have the best chance of encoding information into LTM it is best to use a form of ‘Elaborative Rehearsal’. The active process of linking new information in a meaningful way with information already stored in LTM, or with other new information, to aid in its storage and retrieval from LTM.

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