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CFS Practice Test Exam Questions And
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What steps are required in order to learn, remember, and recall material - Answer✔info must
be encoded (putting/storing info into memory), consolidated (organized), stored (retaining long
term mems), & finally recalled (retreived long term mems) for use in working memory.
What is the difference between implicit and explicit memory? - Answer✔IMPLICIT mems
happen unintentionally, automatically, & without awareness, whereas EXPLICIT mems involve
recollection of events.
Why are recognition tasks generally easier than recall tasks? - Answer✔recognition tasks
present the answer & require whether info is familiar or not.
How does the habituation task allow researchers to assess an infant's memory abilities? -
Answer✔habituation allows researchers to measure how long it takes for infants to become
"bored" seeing the stimulus repeatedly presented to them.
At what age do infants begin to show reliable recall for events? - Answer✔6 month olds can
recall simple events over a 24 hr period & a 9 month old can recall same events for up to 1
month. By 12-18 months, they can recall events over several months. fun fact: ((Memory lasts
longer after age 2.))
What are two reasons why older children have improved memories relative to younger
children? - Answer✔older kids know more bc they have larger knowledge bases than younger
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kids. this means older kids have better memory bases & have better understanding of their
memory strengths & weaknesses. ((metamemory))
How do scripts or GERs relate to memory? - Answer✔scripts or general event representations
(GERs) are created as we engage in routine activities. They also influence recollection of past
events & what we attend to & store about future events
What is the "take-home" message of the overlapping waves theory of problem solving -
Answer✔main point of overlapping waves theory is: people have a "toolbox" of diff strategies &
they become selective about what strategy to use & modify. They can add strategies to their
"toolbox" as well
What are the differences in basic memory capacities of children and adolescents? -
Answer✔adolescents are capable of more sophisticated mem strategies even if they aren't
used. adolescents also can juggle info in working memory and process info more quickly than in
childhood.
What memory improvements are we likely to notice when a child becomes adolescent? -
Answer✔adolescents learn new strategies, such as elaboration. They have faster memory &
problem solving skills than children because frequently performed tasks become automated.
They also show greater awareness of memory.
On what types of tasks are older adults most likely to experience memory problems -
Answer✔older adults have problems on tasks that require speed or working w/ unfamiliar
material or unexercised skills.
How can adults minimize the effects of aging on memory and problem-solving tasks? -
Answer✔older adults may be able to minimize effects of shrinking resources by selecting,
optimizing & compensating.
What is the difference between a dispositional trait and a characteristic adaptation? -
Answer✔in McAdams & Pal's view (they came up with the big 5 personality principles),
dispositional traits are broad & stable, whereas characteristic adaptations are situation specific
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CFS Practice Test Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
What steps are required in order to learn, remember, and recall material - Answer✔info must
be encoded (putting/storing info into memory), consolidated (organized), stored (retaining long
term mems), & finally recalled (retreived long term mems) for use in working memory.
What is the difference between implicit and explicit memory? - Answer✔IMPLICIT mems
happen unintentionally, automatically, & without awareness, whereas EXPLICIT mems involve
recollection of events.
Why are recognition tasks generally easier than recall tasks? - Answer✔recognition tasks
present the answer & require whether info is familiar or not.
How does the habituation task allow researchers to assess an infant's memory abilities? -
Answer✔habituation allows researchers to measure how long it takes for infants to become
"bored" seeing the stimulus repeatedly presented to them.
At what age do infants begin to show reliable recall for events? - Answer✔6 month olds can
recall simple events over a 24 hr period & a 9 month old can recall same events for up to 1
month. By 12-18 months, they can recall events over several months. fun fact: ((Memory lasts
longer after age 2.))
What are two reasons why older children have improved memories relative to younger
children? - Answer✔older kids know more bc they have larger knowledge bases than younger
1
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kids. this means older kids have better memory bases & have better understanding of their
memory strengths & weaknesses. ((metamemory))
How do scripts or GERs relate to memory? - Answer✔scripts or general event representations
(GERs) are created as we engage in routine activities. They also influence recollection of past
events & what we attend to & store about future events
What is the "take-home" message of the overlapping waves theory of problem solving -
Answer✔main point of overlapping waves theory is: people have a "toolbox" of diff strategies &
they become selective about what strategy to use & modify. They can add strategies to their
"toolbox" as well
What are the differences in basic memory capacities of children and adolescents? -
Answer✔adolescents are capable of more sophisticated mem strategies even if they aren't
used. adolescents also can juggle info in working memory and process info more quickly than in
childhood.
What memory improvements are we likely to notice when a child becomes adolescent? -
Answer✔adolescents learn new strategies, such as elaboration. They have faster memory &
problem solving skills than children because frequently performed tasks become automated.
They also show greater awareness of memory.
On what types of tasks are older adults most likely to experience memory problems -
Answer✔older adults have problems on tasks that require speed or working w/ unfamiliar
material or unexercised skills.
How can adults minimize the effects of aging on memory and problem-solving tasks? -
Answer✔older adults may be able to minimize effects of shrinking resources by selecting,
optimizing & compensating.
What is the difference between a dispositional trait and a characteristic adaptation? -
Answer✔in McAdams & Pal's view (they came up with the big 5 personality principles),
dispositional traits are broad & stable, whereas characteristic adaptations are situation specific
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