Wayne Is Pretty Good at Certain Things, Such as Solving

question 47

Multiple Choice

Wayne is pretty good at certain things, such as solving problems and counting up to 20 objects; however, he is not very good at explaining why he solves problems in particular ways. Wayne is probably still in what substage of development?

• A) Intuitive substage of the preoperational period
• B) Preconceptual substage of the preoperational period
• C) Concrete operational substage
• D) Formal operational substage

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where old information hinders the recall of newly learned information.

Retrieval Failure

A phenomenon in cognitive psychology where the inability to recall information is often due to the absence of proper cues or a failure in the retrieval process.

Spacing Effect

The cognitive phenomenon where learning is facilitated when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than conducted in a single session.

Misinformation Effect

The phenomenon where a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information, often leading to false memories.