Shani, a 12-year-old, is able to remember a lot more details of the family's vacation to Philadelphia a year later when recommending it as a destination to their friends compared to her 7-year-old brother

When they left, she packed everything she needed, unlike her sister who would have forgotten many things, even everyday items, such as her toothbrush, if her father had not checked her bag. Shani even reminded her parents of the exit number where they had talked about stopping on the way to eat. Referring to the information above, describe two changes in memory that play a role in Shani's superior memory.
What will be an ideal response?

Individuals in middle childhood experience an increased capacity of working memory, more use of mnemonics, better organization, more elaboration, and increased metamemory.

Psychology

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The four stages of the separation-individuation process include

a) inception, rapprochement, inquiry, and termination. b) differentiation, practice, reconnaissance, and consolidation. c) inception, reconnaissance, inquiry, and termination. d) differentiation, practicing, rapprochement, and consolidation.

Psychology

Suppose that children participating in a research study were asked to answer the following question: If a child sees a classmate cheating on a test, should the child tell the teacher, or not? This study is employing a technique referred to as:

a. a moral dilemma b. moral ambiguity c. moral absolutism d. egocentric thinking

Psychology