Exam 6: Cognitive Development

Sam is a very talented dancer; he also shows considerable creativity in his artwork. He finds math and science classes very difficult,but he loves to tell stories and jokes to his many friends. Which view of intelligence is best reflected in Sam's abilities?

Researchers have found cultural differences in three of the following aspects of cognitive development. In which area are there least likely to be cultural differences?

According to Piaget,three of the following are essential for cognitive development. Which one is not?

Which one of the following reflects class inclusion?

According to the textbook,which one of the following conclusions is most justified based on the research on brain development?

Vygotsky and his followers have proposed that children's and adolescents' cognitive development is promoted when they work within their zone of proximal development and that scaffolding enables them to do this successfully. a. Explain these two concepts,and give a concrete example of each one. b. Choose a topic or skill that is apt to be in the zone of proximal development for most students at a particular grade level. Then explain how you would (1)scaffold students' efforts and (2)change the scaffolding over time.

Three of the following statements about the roles of heredity and/or environment in intelligence are accurate. Which one is not accurate?

Which one of the following statements best describes Vygotsky's concept of internalization?

Seth seems quite depressed much of the time. When his teacher takes him aside and asks what's wrong,he shrugs his shoulders and responds,"I don't know. I've felt sad for as long as I can remember." If you were to take a psychoanalytic approach to Seth's depression,which one of the following hypotheses would you be most likely to have?

Which one of the following best illustrates Piaget's concept of accommodation?

If you were interested in how a child's culture influences cognitive development,you would be most likely to consider ________ approach to cognitive development.

Robert is a 15-year-old boy who has attended U.S. schools since he began kindergarten at age 5. With this fact in mind,identify the task that is most likely to require Robert's fluid intelligence rather than his crystallized intelligence.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the general concept of temperament?

Other things being equal,which one of the following four boys is likely to learn and remember the most by reading a book about spiders?

Mr. Davis asks his second graders to conduct experiments to examine the effects of water,sunlight,and type of soil on growing sunflowers. He tells them,"I want you to find out which of these three things-water,sunlight,and soil-affect how well sunflowers grow. Here are lots of sunflower seeds,lots of paper cups to grow them in,and two different types of soil. You can give your growing plants plenty of sunlight by putting them on the shelf by the window,or you can grow them in a shadier place on the bookshelf behind my desk. And here's a measuring cup you can use to measure the amount of water you give them each day." Mr. Davis is assuming his second graders can do at least two things that,from Piaget's perspective,they probably cannot do. What two crucial abilities necessary for conducting appropriate experiments do his students probably not yet have? Justify your answer in a short paragraph.