Developmental Changes in Processing Speed

question 82

Multiple Choice

Developmental changes in processing speed

• A) are simply due to practice with particular tasks.
• B) occur at different rates in different cultural groups.
• C) are similar for different tasks such as reading comprehension, memory retrieval, and visual search.
• D) plateau in early childhood, at which point children are able to process information as quickly as adults.

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Definitions:

Primary Succession

The series of community changes which occur on an entirely new habitat which has never been colonized before.

Retreating Glacier

A glacier that is decreasing in size and moving backward over time, often an indicator of climate change.

Rock Exposed

Areas where the bedrock or geological formations are visible on the earth's surface without vegetation cover.

Mature Ecosystem

An ecological community that has reached a stable stage of ecological succession, featuring well-established species relationships and biodiversity.