Question 1

_____ theory focuses on the structure of the cognitive system and the mental activities used to deploy attention and memory to solve problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Dynamic-systems 
B) Information-processing 
C) Piagetian 
D) Sociocultural 
A) Dynamic-systems 
B) Information-processing 
C) Piagetian 
D) Sociocultural

Question 2

Which statement presents an example of a symbolic representation?

Accepted Answer

A) Jared puts a bowl on his head and tells his father he has on a firefighter's helmet. 
B) Alicia tells her mother she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. 
C) Lucas watches his grandmother remove the top from a container and then tries to take it off himself the following day. 
D) Tricia sees her father's shoes and is able to think of her father, even though he is out of view. 
A) Jared puts a bowl on his head and tells his father he has on a firefighter's helmet. 
B) Alicia tells her mother she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. 
C) Lucas watches his grandmother remove the top from a container and then tries to take it off himself the following day. 
D) Tricia sees her father's shoes and is able to think of her father, even though he is out of view.

Question 3

Theorists hypothesize that _____ enables young children to rapidly master the complicated systems of grammatical rules that are present in all human languages.

Accepted Answer

A) the language acquisition device 
B) object permanence 
C) deferred imitation 
D) symbolic representation 
A) the language acquisition device 
B) object permanence 
C) deferred imitation 
D) symbolic representation

Question 4

Which factor do information-processing theories NOT consider to be a basic process?

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) encoding 
C) recalling 
D) associating 
A) working memory 
B) encoding 
C) recalling 
D) associating

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) Theories raise fundamental questions about human nature. 
B) Theories provide definitive answers to key questions about child development. 
C) Theories motivate new research. 
D) Theories provide frameworks for understanding important phenomena. 
A) Theories raise fundamental questions about human nature. 
B) Theories provide definitive answers to key questions about child development. 
C) Theories motivate new research. 
D) Theories provide frameworks for understanding important phenomena.

Question 6

According to Piaget, infants of what age begin to show interest in toys, animals, and people beyond their own bodies?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 months 
B) 3 months 
C) 6 months 
D) 10 months 
A) 12 months 
B) 3 months 
C) 6 months 
D) 10 months

Question 7

Working memory is limited in

Accepted Answer

A) both the length of time it can retain information and in its capacity. 
B) neither the length of time it can retain information nor in its capacity. 
C) the length of time it can retain information but not in its capacity. 
D) its capacity but not in the length of time it can retain information. 
A) both the length of time it can retain information and in its capacity. 
B) neither the length of time it can retain information nor in its capacity. 
C) the length of time it can retain information but not in its capacity. 
D) its capacity but not in the length of time it can retain information.

Question 8

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention. 
B) planning. 
C) autobiographical memory. 
D) rehearsal. 
A) selective attention. 
B) planning. 
C) autobiographical memory. 
D) rehearsal.

Question 9

The fact that most children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of

Accepted Answer

A) the language acquisition device. 
B) object permanence. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) symbolic representation. 
A) the language acquisition device. 
B) object permanence. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) symbolic representation.

Question 10

Dr. Waldron is conducting an experiment and shows a child two clay "sausages" that are identical in size and shape. He then allows the child to watch as he rolls one of the clay sausages into a longer, thinner sausage. Dr. Waldron then asks the child whether the two clay sausages still contain the same amount of clay. A child in Piaget's preoperational stage would be MOST likely to say

Accepted Answer

A) "Yes, they have the same amount of clay." 
B) "No, the longer sausage has more clay than the shorter sausage." 
C) "No, the shorter sausage has more clay than the longer sausage." 
D) "Wait, I don't understand.How did you make that sausage bigger?" 
A) "Yes, they have the same amount of clay." 
B) "No, the longer sausage has more clay than the shorter sausage." 
C) "No, the shorter sausage has more clay than the longer sausage." 
D) "Wait, I don't understand.How did you make that sausage bigger?"

Question 11

The view that BEST represents information-processing theories is of the child as

Accepted Answer

A) social being. 
B) scientist. 
C) computational system. 
D) product of evolution. 
A) social being. 
B) scientist. 
C) computational system. 
D) product of evolution.

Question 12

The process by which children balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) equilibration. 
B) adaptation. 
C) alteration. 
D) calibration. 
A) equilibration. 
B) adaptation. 
C) alteration. 
D) calibration.

Question 13

The father of 4-year-old Annabelle and 9-year-old Shana tells his daughters that they need to buy 10 items at the supermarket, including 5 items to make cake (eggs, flour, butter, sugar, and chocolate) and 5 items for lunch (milk, bread, peanut butter, jelly, and apples). He asks Annabelle to help him remember the cake ingredients, and he asks Shana to help him remember the lunch items. What is MOST likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A) Annabelle will pay careful attention only to her 5 items, but Shana will pay the same attention to all 10 items. 
B) Annabelle and Shana will both repeat their own 5 items over and over until they select the items at the store. 
C) Annabelle will pay equal attention to all 10 items, and Shana will repeat her own 5 items over and over until they select the items at the store. 
D) Annabelle will repeat all 10 items, and Shana will repeat only her own 5 items, over and over, until they select the items at the store. 
A) Annabelle will pay careful attention only to her 5 items, but Shana will pay the same attention to all 10 items. 
B) Annabelle and Shana will both repeat their own 5 items over and over until they select the items at the store. 
C) Annabelle will pay equal attention to all 10 items, and Shana will repeat her own 5 items over and over until they select the items at the store. 
D) Annabelle will repeat all 10 items, and Shana will repeat only her own 5 items, over and over, until they select the items at the store.

Question 14

_____ theorists would be MOST interested in differences in the ways Chinese and Canadian mothers teach their young children how to count.

Accepted Answer

A) Sociocultural 
B) Piagetian 
C) Information-processing 
D) Dynamic-systems 
A) Sociocultural 
B) Piagetian 
C) Information-processing 
D) Dynamic-systems

Question 15

Which is the BEST example of guided participation?

Accepted Answer

A) Clarisa's grandfather gives her explicit instructions on how to kick a soccer ball with the side of her foot. 
B) Mark's teacher asks a few of his classmates if Mark can play on the playground with them. 
C) Marika's mother holds the screwdriver in the screw so that Marika can turn it without it falling out. 
D) Jabar's mother holds his block tower steady so that she can place a final block on top while Jabar watches. 
A) Clarisa's grandfather gives her explicit instructions on how to kick a soccer ball with the side of her foot. 
B) Mark's teacher asks a few of his classmates if Mark can play on the playground with them. 
C) Marika's mother holds the screwdriver in the screw so that Marika can turn it without it falling out. 
D) Jabar's mother holds his block tower steady so that she can place a final block on top while Jabar watches.

Question 16

Hernando is _____ months of age. According to Piaget, he is now able to form enduring mental representations.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 12 
D) 18 
A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 12 
D) 18

Question 17

Which theory focuses on the theme of the active child?

Accepted Answer

A) information-processing 
B) sociocultural 
C) dynamic-systems 
D) all of these theories 
A) information-processing 
B) sociocultural 
C) dynamic-systems 
D) all of these theories

Question 18

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Accepted Answer

A) information-processing theory 
B) dynamic-systems theory 
C) Piaget's theory 
D) core-knowledge theory 
A) information-processing theory 
B) dynamic-systems theory 
C) Piaget's theory 
D) core-knowledge theory

Question 19

Which theory does NOT address the question of how change occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) Piagetian 
B) information-processing 
C) sociocultural 
D) dynamic-systems 
A) Piagetian 
B) information-processing 
C) sociocultural 
D) dynamic-systems

Question 20

Jacob and his mother are driving home from school. Jacob, who is sitting in the backseat behind his mother, is telling a story about his foot getting hurt. Of course, his mother, who is driving, cannot see his foot, but Jacob keeps pointing to his foot, saying, "Mommy, see where I have my boo-boo?" According to Piaget's stages, Jacob would MOST likely be under the age of

Accepted Answer

A) 3. 
B) 4. 
C) 6. 
D) 8. 
A) 3. 
B) 4. 
C) 6. 
D) 8.

_____ theory focuses on the structure of the cognitive system and the mental activities used to deploy attention and memory to solve problems.

Which statement presents an example of a symbolic representation?

Theorists hypothesize that _____ enables young children to rapidly master the complicated systems of grammatical rules that are present in all human languages.

Which factor do information-processing theories NOT consider to be a basic process?

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

According to Piaget, infants of what age begin to show interest in toys, animals, and people beyond their own bodies?

Working memory is limited in

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing

The fact that most children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of

The view that BEST represents information-processing theories is of the child as

The process by which children balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding is referred to as

_____ theorists would be MOST interested in differences in the ways Chinese and Canadian mothers teach their young children how to count.

Which is the BEST example of guided participation?

Hernando is _____ months of age. According to Piaget, he is now able to form enduring mental representations.

Which theory focuses on the theme of the active child?

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Which theory does NOT address the question of how change occurs?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters

Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

_____ theory focuses on the structure of the cognitive system and the mental activities used to deploy attention and memory to solve problems.

Which statement presents an example of a symbolic representation?

Theorists hypothesize that _____ enables young children to rapidly master the complicated systems of grammatical rules that are present in all human languages.

Which factor do information-processing theories NOT consider to be a basic process?

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

According to Piaget, infants of what age begin to show interest in toys, animals, and people beyond their own bodies?

Working memory is limited in

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing

The fact that most children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of

The view that BEST represents information-processing theories is of the child as

The process by which children balance assimilation and accommodation to create stable understanding is referred to as

_____ theorists would be MOST interested in differences in the ways Chinese and Canadian mothers teach their young children how to count.

Which is the BEST example of guided participation?

Hernando is _____ months of age. According to Piaget, he is now able to form enduring mental representations.

Which theory focuses on the theme of the active child?

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Which theory does NOT address the question of how change occurs?

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behavior

Perception, Action, and Learning in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters