When Developmental Researchers Consider Periods of Development Arranged According to Age

question 103

Multiple Choice

When developmental researchers consider periods of development arranged according to age, they are taking which type of approach?

• A) traditional
• B) scientific
• C) chronological
• D) transitional

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Definitions:

Cue-dependent Forgetting

A type of memory loss that occurs when the information is present but the cue needed to retrieve it is missing. It demonstrates how cues related to the context of learning can trigger recall.

Interference

The process by which the presence or action of one thing affects the behavior or attributes of another, often used in the context of waves or signals.

Long-term Memory

The phase or type of memory responsible for the storage of information over an extended period, ranging from days to decades.

Encoding Failure

The inability to store information into long-term memory, resulting in the loss of that information over time.