When You Are Asked to Recall Your First Day of Kindergarten,you

question 28

Multiple Choice

When you are asked to recall your first day of kindergarten,you rely on _____,whereas when you are asked to recall the name of a person you just met a few seconds ago,you rely on _____.

• A) sensory memory/long-term memory
• B) long-term memory/short-term or working memory
• C) long-term memory/procedural memory
• D) semantic memory/long-term memory

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Definitions:

Developmental Stages

Distinct periods in an individual’s life which are characterized by unique physical, cognitive, and emotional developments.

Assimilation

In Piaget’s theory, the developing child’s process of interpreting the environment in terms of the schemas he already has.

Accommodation

In Piaget’s theory, the developing child’s process of changing his schemas based on his interactions with the environment.

Conservation of Number

A cognitive ability in children to understand that the quantity of something remains the same despite changes in its form or arrangement.