Exam 2: Cognitive and Linguistic Development

Considering what we have learned from our studies of cognitive development and language development, we should expect elementary school children to have the greatest difficulty understanding the meaning of which one of the following words?

Three of the following statements are in line with Piaget's explanation of why mathematical abilities improve with the development of formal operations.Which one is not?

Describe three ways in which students in Piaget's formal operational stage are likely to think differently from those in the concrete operational stage.Illustrate each characteristic with a concrete example of how students in each of the two stages might think or act.

Which one of the following clearly illustrates Piaget's concept of assimilation?

How do young children's estimates of their memory capacity relate to reality?

Which one of the following statements shows transductive reasoning?

Which one of the following is associated with Piaget's concrete operations stage?

Kiley is having trouble learning the steps involved in using a microscope correctly.If we consider Vygotsky's description of how children help themselves through difficult tasks, we should suggest that Kiley:

Which one of the following statements is not part of Piaget's basic assumptions?

Which one of the following conclusions can be derived from recent research regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Which one of the following children shows signs that he or she is in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development?

The work of Lesley Wade-Woolley and other colleagues at Queen's University highlights the importance of phonological awareness in the process of learning to read. Define the term phonological awareness Describe a classroom activity that you could implement that would allow you to ascertain the phonological awareness skills of young children

Which one of the following teachers is definitely keeping in mind Piaget's idea that assimilation and accommodation are both necessary for learning and cognitive development to occur?

Which one of the following statements most accurately describes Lev Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development?

Piaget proposed that true thought emerges when children begin to develop:

According to your textbook, cognitive processes are:

Amanda understands that a single sentence can sometimes be interpreted in two or more ways.For example, she realizes that the sentence "I know more beautiful women than Miss America" has two possible interpretations: "I know women who are more beautiful than Miss America is" or "I know more beautiful women than Miss America knows." Amanda's appreciation for the double meanings of some sentences reflects:

If we were to characterize the language of school-age children, how could we best describe it?

Most developmental theorists agree that:

Three of the following demonstrate the differences between concrete operational and formal operational thought.Which of the following does not?