CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first thing Karen did when she discovered that she had misplaced her keys was to re-create in her mind the day’s events. That she had little difficulty in doing so illustrates
A
automatic processing
B
effortful processing
C
state-dependent memory
D
priming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first thing Karen did when she discovered that she had misplaced her keys was to re-create in her mind the day’s events. That she had little difficulty in doing so illustrates: A) automatic processing.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sensory memory is the first stage of Information Processing Theory. It refers to what we are experiencing through our senses at any given moment. This includes what we can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. Sight and hearing are generally thought to be the two most important ones.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Recognition happens when you identify information that you have previously learned after encountering it again. It involves a process of comparison. When you take a multiple-choice test, you are relying on recognition to help you choose the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-5: -The better memory for items at the beginning of a list is called the primacy effect, and the better memory for items at the end of a list is called the recency effect.

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