Considering Trends in Cognitive Development from an Information Processing Perspective

question 59

Multiple Choice

Considering trends in cognitive development from an information processing perspective, which one of the following statements is accurate?

• A)Students generally know the things they know and the things they do not.
• B)Elementary students have a better sense of what they do and do not know than high school students.
• C)Students tend to know a great many things that they do not realize they know.
• D)Students across the K-12 grade span often think they know things that they really do not know.

Recognize the process of transduction in sensory systems.

Identify the role of sensory receptors in detecting stimuli.

Explain the influence of top-down processing on perception.

Describe how expectations and past experiences shape perception.

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