AttentionAndDevelopmentQuiz

What is the process by which information gets into memory?

• Encoding

• Attention

• Metacognition

• Divided Attention

What age do children begin to be able to select and focus on specific information?

• 2-6 years old

• 6-12 years old

• 12-18 years

• 0-2 years

A type of attention where attention is maintained over an extended period of time, also called vigilance.

• Divided attention

• executive attention

• elaboration

• sustained attention

What is the focusing of mental resources?

• Encoding

• Metacognition

• Attention

• Selective attention

Attention improves cognitive processing for many tasks

• True

• False

What is concentrating on more than one activity at once?

• Divided Attention

• rehearsal

• Executive Attention

• Strategy Construction

This form of attention focuses on a specific aspect of experience that is relevant while ignoring others that are irrelevant.

• Chunking

• Sensory Memory

• Selective Attention

• Automaticity

Cooking while talking on the phone is NOT an example of Divided Attention

• True

• False

Which age group has very advanced attentional skills, and can focus on goal oriented, complex goals?

• 6-12 years old

• 12-18 years old

• 4-6 years old

During early childhood children have the ability to become more focused on a single task without distraction.

• True

• False