Technology and Cognition Review

In Klingberg et al.'s study, how many kids participated?

• 7

• 12

• 42

• >150

In Klingberg et al.'s study, how old were the kids who participated

• 3 years old

• 7

• 12

• 7-12

In Klingberg et al.'s study, when were the kids re-tested for attention and working memory problems?

• After 5 weeks and again after 3 months

• After 5 months and again 3 years

• After one week

• After six months

Which of the following was the control condition in Klingberg et al.'s study?

• Online piano lessons

• No computer training

• Playing a working memory computer game that didn't get harder

• Playing a working memory game that got harder as the kid got better.

Which of the following was NOT a dependent variable in Klingberg et al.'s (2002) experiment?

• Span-board task (measures digit-span capacity)

• Working memory

• Visuospatial memory skills

• ADHD symptoms

What was the independent variable in Sparrow et al.'s (2001) study on memory?

• Damage to the hippocampus

• Typing or handwriting

• Remembering trivia or meaningful information

• Thinking the information is saved on the computer or not

I Sparrow et al.'s (2001) study on memory, which condition had the better memory?

• Thinking the information is saved on the computer

• Thinking the information is deleted from the computer

• Same

What's one possible reason why Mueller and Oppenheimer found handwriting to be better for notetaking than typing?

• It's faster

• The information can be saved

• It requires information to be processed more deeply

• It avoids the misinformation effect

In Christakis et al.'s (2004) study, what was the predictor for attentional problems at age 7?

• Hours spent playing video games at age 1 and 3

• Hours spent reading

• Hours spent watching TV at age 1 and 3.

• The type of TV kids watched (fast or slow paced)

In Christakis et al.'s (2004) study, chances for attention problems increased by what % for every hour of TV watched at age 3?

• 10%

• 1%

• 20%

• 30%