Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

Describe how intelligence is conceived of within each of the five theories described in this chapter (Piagetian, information-processing, core-knowledge, sociocultural, and dynamic-systems).

Individual variability in the development of walking would be most interesting to psychologists within which perspective?

Sam and his mother are building a wooden box, using a hammer and nails. If Sam's mother would like to teach him how to hammer a nail, which behavior would NOT be considered high-quality social scaffolding?

The Heathcock, Lobo, and Galloway study described in the text found that preterm infants' reaching appeared to be improved by

Information about a particular content area is known as

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view is referred to as object

The representation of specific details of objects and events in memory is referred to as

Which list places infants' skills in the order in which Piaget suggested they are acquired?

Jenny watches her big brother climb from the couch to the coffee table, a behavior she has never attempted herself. The next day, Jenny climbs up on the couch and then over to the coffee table. Jenny's behavior is referred to as

Which factor is NOT a major type of executive function?

Gregory and his father are baking cookies together. Which factor would NOT be considered by sociocultural theorists to be a cultural tool involved in this interaction?

Rami, a 13-month-old, and his mother are playing with a musical toy. Rami's mother shows Rami the toy and then hides it under a blanket. Rami has fun finding the toy under the blanket and then giving it back to his mother. After several rounds of this game, Rami's mother hides the toy behind a pillow instead of under the blanket. Rami will be MOST likely to

Children make the transition from Piaget's preoperational to concrete operational stage at around _____ years old.

Who proposed the most prominent nativist theory, which is called core-knowledge theory?

Sociocultural theorists do NOT focus on children as

The process by which people translate incoming information into a form that fits concepts they already understand is called

Which statement is NOT a reason developmental psychologists find theories of child development useful?

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

Which term does NOT identify one of Piaget's stages?

Which behavior is considered a basic process by information-processing theorists?