Exam 2: The Development of Cognitive, Learning, and Language Skills

Which of the following stage theorists/theories assume children will reach cognitive milestones when they become cognitively mature enough to do so.

Upon what are most of the differences in various cognitive theories based?

The earliest postnatal step in language acquisition.

Based on Vygotsky's theory, which of the following statements is NOT one of the three key implications for instruction and assessment?

This stage is primarily characterized by the development of simple input and simple output functions.

Jordan's science teacher tells him that some unknown subset of four colored chemicals will be clear when combined. Jordan systematically goes through all possible subsets to find the one that produces the solution that is clear in color. Which Piagetian stage does this represent?

During this cognitive stage of development, children begin to use words as symbols for objects.

Which of the following is NOT a major assumption of stage theory about development?

Which of the following is the correct order of dialectical thinking?

This concept refers to the extent to which a behavior or an underlying ability develops without respect to the environment.

According to Piaget, children pass through all four stages in the same order, and children may go back and forth through the stages.

Equilibration can be achieved by which of the two following processes?

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

Any relatively permanent change in thought or behavior that occurs as a result of experience is called:

This group of psychologists and educators has built on Piaget's theory while disowning the parts of the theory that have not held up to close scrutiny.

Kayla sees a dolphin on television. At first she thinks it's a fish because it is swimming in the ocean. Then she sees that it must come to the surface to breathe. Kayla begins to form a new schema representing this new information. Which cognitive mechanism would Piaget say Kayla is using?

According to Piaget, the main mechanism by which cognitive development occurs is called canalization.

The innate predisposition or ability to acquire language expertise.

The process by which we take in new information and make sense of the world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three key domains that have been studied extensively by the information processing theorists?