The Feelings That Siblings Experience About a Child with a Disability

question 28

True/False

The feelings that siblings experience about a child with a disability are quite different from their parents' feelings.

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Definitions:

Semantic Encoding

The process of converting information into meaningful concepts to be stored in memory.

Working Memory

A cognitive system that holds and manipulates information in short-term memory for reasoning and guidance of decision-making and behavior.

Maintenance Rehearsal

Using working memory processes to repeat information based on how it sounds (auditory information); provides only shallow encoding of information and less successful long-term storage.

Elaborative Rehearsal

Using working memory processes to think about how new information relates to yourself or your prior knowledge (semantic information); provides deeper encoding of information for more successful long-term storage.