WorksheetsTechnology and Cognition Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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%
In Lillard and Peterson's (2011) study, how old were the kids?
1
4
10
14
In Lillard and Peterson's (2011) study, what were the two TV shows the kids watched?
Spongebob and Caillou
Spongebob and Power Rangers
Lion King and Finding Nemo
Smurfs and a documentary on penguins
In Lillard and Peterson's (2011) study, how did they measure working memory?
Crossword puzzles
Digital span task
Self-reflection
Verbal recall test
In Lillard and Peterson's (2011) study, which group scored better on the working memory test?
Caillou condition
Spongebob condition
An executive function is...
A cognitive process involved in the control of cognition and behaviour.
The amount of information you can keep in your conscious attention.
Fear.
Not needed for learning.
Working memory capacity is...
A cognitive process involved in the control of cognition and behaviour.
The amount of information you can keep in your conscious attention.
Manipulating information in your brain.
Not needed for learning.
Working memory is...
A behaviour we can see or observe.
The amount of information you can keep in your conscious attention.
...the cognitive process involved in manipulating and holding information in your conscious attention.
...the same as an executive function.
What effect does technology have on working memory?
Improves it.
Makes it worse.
It depends.
It doesn't have an effect.
