Question 1

When people encounter information that conflicts with the schemes they have established,they experience

Accepted Answer

A) disequilibrium. 
B) equilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) organization. 
A) disequilibrium. 
B) equilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) organization. A

Question 2

Janie is exhausting her father with a barrage of "why" questions.She is trying to figure out why things are the way they are.Janie is in Piaget's

Accepted Answer

A) coordination of secondary circular reactions substage. 
B) symbolic function substage. 
C) intuitive thought substage. 
D) tertiary circular reactions substage. 
A) coordination of secondary circular reactions substage. 
B) symbolic function substage. 
C) intuitive thought substage. 
D) tertiary circular reactions substage. C

Question 3

According to Vygotsky,what should a teacher NOT do in the classroom in helping a student learn new things?

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A) Ask the student how the teacher can help. 
B) Watch carefully and intervene when the student appears to struggle. 
C) Offer encouragement when the student hesitates in problem solving. 
D) Leave the student alone to figure things out by himself. 
A) Ask the student how the teacher can help. 
B) Watch carefully and intervene when the student appears to struggle. 
C) Offer encouragement when the student hesitates in problem solving. 
D) Leave the student alone to figure things out by himself. D

Question 4

Vygotsky believed that private speech is

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A) an important tool of thought in early childhood years. 
B) a sign of delayed language development. 
C) socially paralyzing in adolescence. 
D) a hindrance to problem solving. 
A) an important tool of thought in early childhood years. 
B) a sign of delayed language development. 
C) socially paralyzing in adolescence. 
D) a hindrance to problem solving.

Question 5

The cognitive process of assimilation occurs when individuals

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A) adjust old schemes to fit new information. 
B) ignore information contradicting previous knowledge. 
C) try to balance conflicting information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences. 
A) adjust old schemes to fit new information. 
B) ignore information contradicting previous knowledge. 
C) try to balance conflicting information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences.

Question 6

Mimi crawls into the hallway to look for her mother after she leaves the room.According to Piaget,this shows that Mimi

Accepted Answer

A) is confused by the concept of object permanence. 
B) is making an A-not-B error. 
C) has not yet developed object permanence. 
D) has developed object permanence. 
A) is confused by the concept of object permanence. 
B) is making an A-not-B error. 
C) has not yet developed object permanence. 
D) has developed object permanence.

Question 7

According to Piaget,what is a child's motivation for change?

Accepted Answer

A) an internal search for equilibrium 
B) an internal search for disequilibrium 
C) assimilation and accommodation 
D) punishments and rewards from other people 
A) an internal search for equilibrium 
B) an internal search for disequilibrium 
C) assimilation and accommodation 
D) punishments and rewards from other people

Question 8

While preparing his science project,Carlos systematically tests his best guess on his subject and draws conclusions from the results.In what thinking process is he engaged?

Accepted Answer

A) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
B) adolescent egocentrism 
C) abstract,idealistic thinking 
D) imaginary audience 
A) hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
B) adolescent egocentrism 
C) abstract,idealistic thinking 
D) imaginary audience

Question 9

Adolescent egocentrism is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) the inability to take different perspectives. 
B) a heightened self-consciousness. 
C) the assimilation of others' perspectives into a new self-concept. 
D) the ability to speculate about ideal circumstances. 
A) the inability to take different perspectives. 
B) a heightened self-consciousness. 
C) the assimilation of others' perspectives into a new self-concept. 
D) the ability to speculate about ideal circumstances.

Question 10

Jamal is a 17-year-old high school student.Which of the following is a correct statement about his cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Jamal must be in the concrete operational stage. 
B) Jamal must be in the formal operational stage. 
C) Jamal will never reach the formal operational stage. 
D) Jamal may still think in concrete operational ways and may never become a formal operational thinker. 
A) Jamal must be in the concrete operational stage. 
B) Jamal must be in the formal operational stage. 
C) Jamal will never reach the formal operational stage. 
D) Jamal may still think in concrete operational ways and may never become a formal operational thinker.

Question 11

Rooting and sucking occur during the first sensorimotor substage called

Accepted Answer

A) first habits and primary circular reactions. 
B) simple reflexes. 
C) complex reflexes. 
D) primary circular reactions. 
A) first habits and primary circular reactions. 
B) simple reflexes. 
C) complex reflexes. 
D) primary circular reactions.

Question 12

The cognitive process of accommodation occurs when individuals

Accepted Answer

A) adjust old schemes to fit new information. 
B) ignore information contradicting previous knowledge. 
C) try to balance conflicting information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences. 
A) adjust old schemes to fit new information. 
B) ignore information contradicting previous knowledge. 
C) try to balance conflicting information. 
D) use their existing schemes to deal with new information or experiences.

Question 13

Changing the level of support in the zone of proximal development is labeled

Accepted Answer

A) constructing. 
B) training. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) dialogue. 
A) constructing. 
B) training. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) dialogue.

Question 14

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm,I think this one goes first and next is that one.No,maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding. 
B) speech for communication. 
C) private speech for problem solving. 
D) inner speech for problem solving. 
A) scaffolding. 
B) speech for communication. 
C) private speech for problem solving. 
D) inner speech for problem solving.

Question 15

Eventually children learn not to put everything in their mouths.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) disequilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) equilibration. 
A) assimilation. 
B) disequilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) equilibration.

Question 16

According to Piaget,adolescents capable of formal operational thinking differ from younger children in concrete operational thinking in that younger children cannot

Accepted Answer

A) solve problems. 
B) understand the concept of conservation. 
C) deal with operations in concrete situations. 
D) systematically and mentally test hypotheses. 
A) solve problems. 
B) understand the concept of conservation. 
C) deal with operations in concrete situations. 
D) systematically and mentally test hypotheses.

Question 17

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has developed the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) seriation. 
B) animism. 
C) conservation. 
D) transitivity. 
A) seriation. 
B) animism. 
C) conservation. 
D) transitivity.

Question 18

Todd knows that he is taller than the person in front of him and shorter than the person behind him.Based on that knowledge,he concludes that the person behind him must be taller than the person in front of him.This is an example showing that Todd understands

Accepted Answer

A) transitivity. 
B) seriation. 
C) conservation. 
D) centration. 
A) transitivity. 
B) seriation. 
C) conservation. 
D) centration.

Question 19

Animism and egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking,because they indicate an inability to

Accepted Answer

A) think symbolically. 
B) center attention on one characteristic. 
C) distinguish among different or real perspectives. 
D) to be fanciful and inventive in their drawings. 
A) think symbolically. 
B) center attention on one characteristic. 
C) distinguish among different or real perspectives. 
D) to be fanciful and inventive in their drawings.

Question 20

Like Piaget,Vygotsky believed that children

Accepted Answer

A) progress through strict age-related stages of cognitive development. 
B) learn from watching older,more experienced individuals. 
C) actively construct their knowledge and understanding. 
D) are biologically predisposed to achieve a certain level of cognitive development. 
A) progress through strict age-related stages of cognitive development. 
B) learn from watching older,more experienced individuals. 
C) actively construct their knowledge and understanding. 
D) are biologically predisposed to achieve a certain level of cognitive development.

When people encounter information that conflicts with the schemes they have established,they experience

Janie is exhausting her father with a barrage of "why" questions.She is trying to figure out why things are the way they are.Janie is in Piaget's

According to Vygotsky,what should a teacher NOT do in the classroom in helping a student learn new things?

Vygotsky believed that private speech is

The cognitive process of assimilation occurs when individuals

Mimi crawls into the hallway to look for her mother after she leaves the room.According to Piaget,this shows that Mimi

According to Piaget,what is a child's motivation for change?

While preparing his science project,Carlos systematically tests his best guess on his subject and draws conclusions from the results.In what thinking process is he engaged?

Adolescent egocentrism is characterized by

Jamal is a 17-year-old high school student.Which of the following is a correct statement about his cognitive development?

Rooting and sucking occur during the first sensorimotor substage called

The cognitive process of accommodation occurs when individuals

Changing the level of support in the zone of proximal development is labeled

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm,I think this one goes first and next is that one.No,maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's

Eventually children learn not to put everything in their mouths.This is an example of

According to Piaget,adolescents capable of formal operational thinking differ from younger children in concrete operational thinking in that younger children cannot

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has developed the concept of

Todd knows that he is taller than the person in front of him and shorter than the person behind him.Based on that knowledge,he concludes that the person behind him must be taller than the person in front of him.This is an example showing that Todd understands

Animism and egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking,because they indicate an inability to

Like Piaget,Vygotsky believed that children

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When people encounter information that conflicts with the schemes they have established,they experience

Janie is exhausting her father with a barrage of "why" questions.She is trying to figure out why things are the way they are.Janie is in Piaget's

According to Vygotsky,what should a teacher NOT do in the classroom in helping a student learn new things?

Vygotsky believed that private speech is

The cognitive process of assimilation occurs when individuals

Mimi crawls into the hallway to look for her mother after she leaves the room.According to Piaget,this shows that Mimi

According to Piaget,what is a child's motivation for change?

While preparing his science project,Carlos systematically tests his best guess on his subject and draws conclusions from the results.In what thinking process is he engaged?

Adolescent egocentrism is characterized by

Jamal is a 17-year-old high school student.Which of the following is a correct statement about his cognitive development?

Rooting and sucking occur during the first sensorimotor substage called

The cognitive process of accommodation occurs when individuals

Changing the level of support in the zone of proximal development is labeled

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm,I think this one goes first and next is that one.No,maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's

Eventually children learn not to put everything in their mouths.This is an example of

According to Piaget,adolescents capable of formal operational thinking differ from younger children in concrete operational thinking in that younger children cannot

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has developed the concept of

Todd knows that he is taller than the person in front of him and shorter than the person behind him.Based on that knowledge,he concludes that the person behind him must be taller than the person in front of him.This is an example showing that Todd understands

Animism and egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child's thinking,because they indicate an inability to

Like Piaget,Vygotsky believed that children

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Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, sensory, and Perceptual Development

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, identity, and Personality

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development,values,and Religion

Families, lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

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