Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

After 10-year-old Bryan's mother tells him his grandmother's phone number, to remember it while he goes to the phone to dial it, Bryan keeps repeating it to himself. Brian is utilizing:

Discuss the perspective of dynamic-systems theories on how action and thinking are related. Be sure to indicate whether action shapes thinking or thinking shapes actions or both. Provide at least one example to support your answer.

Reflexes are the primary manner of interacting with the world for children of what age?

Assimilation is the process by which individuals:

Research done from a dynamic-systems perspective demonstrated that _____helped infants succeed at A-not-B tasks.

Which best explains why individuals who have attained the formal operational stage may develop a taste for science fiction?

Vygotsky's theory is a type of _____theory.

Which of the following statements is an example of a symbolic representation?

In Piaget's view, what produces cognitive development?

An experimenter shows a child two clay "sausages" that are identical in size and shape and then allows the child to watch as she rolls one of the clay sausages into a longer, thinner sausage. The experimenter then asks the child whether the two clay sausages still contain the same amount of clay. This experiment was designed to examine:

Core-knowledge theorists believe that humans begin life with:

Which of the following is an example of centration?

Which of the following statements about content knowledge is NOT true?

According to information-processing theories, young children have particular difficulty with planning because:

Which of the following views best represents Piaget's theory of development?

Dynamic-systems theories propose that development involves:

Are there any domains of knowledge that you believe are central from an evolutionary perspective and yet are not considered central from within the core- knowledge perspective? If so, make an argument for the learning mechanism that you believe is innate to humans. If not, explain why you believe that only the domains considered central from within the core- knowledge perspective are important from an evolutionary standpoint.

Austin is presented with the pendulum problem described in the text. He begins his experiments with the belief that the heaviness of the weight is the most important factor, tests his belief with unsystematic experiments, and concludes that his belief is accurate even though no clear conclusion could be drawn. Austin is in Piaget's stage.

Deferred imitation is an indication that a child has developed:

Structure and processes are part of: