Exam 6: Cognitive Development I: Structure and Process

A three-year-old child's theory of mind would include the understanding that

Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of development?

Piaget's word "scheme" is often used as a synonym for the words __________ , or __________ , or __________ .

When Joan adds two numbers by starting with the larger and adds the smaller by counting, she is using which strategy?

When Olivia is asked to look at a group of six roses and five tulips and is asked if there are more roses or more flowers, she answers "more roses." Olivia has not yet acquired ________ skills.

Research indicates that conservation

Among mentally retarded and autistic children, development of theory of mind is better predicted by __________ than by disability category.

As children enter Vygotsky's ingrowth stage at age 6 or 7, they internalize

__________ requires starting with a general principle and then predicting an outcome or observation from that principle, such as going from a theory to a hypothesis.

According to Piaget, assimilation involves

According to Piaget, one hint that infants are capable of feats of memory is his research showing that __________ and __________ are present at birth.

Explain the difference between sensory and short-term memory. Identify a common misunderstanding that people have about short-term memory.

Piaget believed all of the following factors were necessary for cognitive development to proceed EXCEPT

From Piaget's perspective, the great leap forward that begins at age six or seven is

According to Piaget, the mental process of adaptation includes

Changing a scheme as a result of new information is

Dr. Fennec has been treating a patient for a respiratory infection but the patient's response to the medication is so unusual, he has changed his diagnosis. What has taken place?

In Piaget's theory, the set of abstract, general rules for examining and interacting with the world are

With regard to Piaget's concrete operational theory, researchers propose that the number of elements in a problem and the complexity of the relationships among the elements, which is called __________ , have much to do with a child's success or failure at completing a task.

Piaget proposed four main causes of cognitive development: two that are __________ and two that are found in the child's __________ .