Exam 6: Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Lexi calls every animal she sees a cat.This is an example of

A kindergarten teacher instructs parent volunteers to take a Piagetian approach when interacting with his students during learning center time.He recommends the volunteers

Which of the following is NOT an element of postformal thought?

Following the homecoming game,a group of senior high school students drank a lot of alcohol.After that,they still insisted that they could drive home themselves without any problem.This behavior is an example of

Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's cognitive development theory?

Brent talks himself through his math calculation homework,particularly when he does hard questions.This can be an example of

Which of the following BEST characterizes cognitive development according to Jean Piaget?

According to Schaie (1977,2016),as young adults begin working,cognitive development switches from

The concrete operational stage lasts approximately from ages

3-month-old Ali is playing with a small stuffed animal.Ali's mother takes the stuffed animal away and hides it.Piaget would argue that Ali would not notice the absence of the stuffed animal because he has not developed

Piaget labeled his second stage preoperational,because children at this stage

When working with young children,adults often provide assistance,instruction,and other support.As children demonstrate they can do more for themselves,Vygotsky recommends that adults begin to withdraw these supports.This demonstrates the concept of

Baby Dennis sees a ball on the floor.He picks it up,looks at it carefully,and then bangs it on the ground.He picks it up again,holds it over his head,and drops it.Then,he picks it up and throws it.Dennis continues playing for several minutes.Dennis is in which of Piaget's sensorimotor substages?

Neither Vygotsky's nor Piaget's theory had much to say about