Question 1

Which memory strategies are cited by information-processing theories?

Accepted Answer

A) selective attention and rehearsal 
B) rehearsal and encoding 
C) generalizing and selective attention 
D) encoding, selective attention, and rehearsal 
A) selective attention and rehearsal 
B) rehearsal and encoding 
C) generalizing and selective attention 
D) encoding, selective attention, and rehearsal

Question 2

Lanae has recently developed the ability to reason logically about features of the world. She is in Piaget's _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational 
A) formal operational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational

Question 3

Piaget's theory suggests that to help their students learn, teachers should

Accepted Answer

A) ensure that children's existing knowledge does not interfere with learning new concepts. 
B) make learning a cooperative activity. 
C) provide an environment that can be actively experienced by children. 
D) do task analysis to determine children's specific difficulties. 
A) ensure that children's existing knowledge does not interfere with learning new concepts. 
B) make learning a cooperative activity. 
C) provide an environment that can be actively experienced by children. 
D) do task analysis to determine children's specific difficulties.

Question 4

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order, from earliest to latest?

Accepted Answer

A) preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational 
B) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational 
C) sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
D) preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational 
A) preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational 
B) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational 
C) sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
D) preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational

Question 5

What was demonstrated by Levin and her colleagues in their study in which children walked in a circular motion while holding onto a 7-foot metal bar on a pivot?

Accepted Answer

A) Lecturing children is not an effective strategy to get them to learn difficult concepts. 
B) Some concepts are too abstract for young children to comprehend. 
C) Children can learn concepts beyond what is considered age-appropriate by actively experiencing the concepts. 
D) Children are not able to conserve length until age 8. 
A) Lecturing children is not an effective strategy to get them to learn difficult concepts. 
B) Some concepts are too abstract for young children to comprehend. 
C) Children can learn concepts beyond what is considered age-appropriate by actively experiencing the concepts. 
D) Children are not able to conserve length until age 8.

Question 6

In their perspective on the extent to which the child is an active participant in his or her own development, dynamic-systems theories are MOST similar to

Accepted Answer

A) Piagetian theory. 
B) sociocultural theories. 
C) information-processing theories. 
D) none of these. 
A) Piagetian theory. 
B) sociocultural theories. 
C) information-processing theories. 
D) none of these.

Question 7

While Sumana is sitting in a highchair at a restaurant with her family, she throws her cracker off the tray and watches as it falls to the ground. Then she throws her spoon off the tray and watches as it falls. Next, she throws her peas and her drink off the tray before her family realizes what is happening. What age is Sumana MOST likely to be?

Accepted Answer

A) 8 months 
B) 11 months 
C) 15 months 
D) 21 months 
A) 8 months 
B) 11 months 
C) 15 months 
D) 21 months

Question 8

Explain the advantages of the theoretical perspectives used to explain cognitive development in children.

Accepted Answer

Developmental theories provide a framewo

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) post-observation modelling. 
B) replication. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) symbolic representation. 
A) post-observation modelling. 
B) replication. 
C) deferred imitation. 
D) symbolic representation.

Question 10

Which topics are included in information-processing theories?

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation and accommodation 
B) object permanence and conservation 
C) guided participation and social scaffolding 
D) rules and strategies 
A) assimilation and accommodation 
B) object permanence and conservation 
C) guided participation and social scaffolding 
D) rules and strategies

Question 11

Which theories of cognitive development highlighted continuity and discontinuity in the developmental process?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget and core-knowledge 
B) information-processing and dynamic-systems 
C) sociocultural and core-knowledge 
D) information-processing and sociocultural 
A) Piaget and core-knowledge 
B) information-processing and dynamic-systems 
C) sociocultural and core-knowledge 
D) information-processing and sociocultural

Question 12

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 behaviour would NOT be considered high-quality social scaffolding?

Accepted Answer

A) hammering all of the nails while Sam watches 
B) holding a nail while Sam hammers 
C) explaining to Sam how to hold the hammer 
D) demonstrating to Sam how to hammer a nail into the board 
A) hammering all of the nails while Sam watches 
B) holding a nail while Sam hammers 
C) explaining to Sam how to hold the hammer 
D) demonstrating to Sam how to hammer a nail into the board

Question 13

Information about a particular content area is known as

Accepted Answer

A) domain-specific. 
B) task analysis. 
C) problem solving. 
D) overlapping waves. 
A) domain-specific. 
B) task analysis. 
C) problem solving. 
D) overlapping waves.

Question 14

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's theory is vague about the mechanisms that give rise to children's thinking and that produce cognitive growth. 
B) Piaget's theory overestimates the contribution of the social world to cognitive development. 
C) Infants and young children are more cognitively competent than Piaget recognized. 
D) Piaget's theory depicts children's thinking as being more consistent than it is. 
A) Piaget's theory is vague about the mechanisms that give rise to children's thinking and that produce cognitive growth. 
B) Piaget's theory overestimates the contribution of the social world to cognitive development. 
C) Infants and young children are more cognitively competent than Piaget recognized. 
D) Piaget's theory depicts children's thinking as being more consistent than it is.

Question 15

Myelin acts as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) insulator. 
B) storage area. 
C) automatic encoder. 
D) speed controller. 
A) insulator. 
B) storage area. 
C) automatic encoder. 
D) speed controller.

Question 16

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Content knowledge improves recall of new material. 
B) Content knowledge increases with age. 
C) Content knowledge generally interferes with learning. 
D) When children have more content knowledge than do adults, children remember new information better than do adults. 
A) Content knowledge improves recall of new material. 
B) Content knowledge increases with age. 
C) Content knowledge generally interferes with learning. 
D) When children have more content knowledge than do adults, children remember new information better than do adults.

Question 17

Which of these theorists would be MOST interested in the development of children's ability to inhibit their habitual response to speak when playing "The Quiet Game"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

When people miss certain details of situations because other information draws their attention, they have failed to _____ the missing details.

Accepted Answer

A) remember 
B) organize 
C) encode 
D) associate 
A) remember 
B) organize 
C) encode 
D) associate

Question 19

Devon has just begun to use objects to stand for other objects. For instance, his current favourite game is to pretend to play guitar on a toy golf club. Devon is probably in Piaget's _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operations 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational 
A) formal operations 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operational

Question 20

A dynamic-systems theorist would MOST likely be interested in the development of which attribute?

Accepted Answer

A) crawling 
B) memory 
C) executive functioning skills 
D) preference 
A) crawling 
B) memory 
C) executive functioning skills 
D) preference

Which memory strategies are cited by information-processing theories?

Lanae has recently developed the ability to reason logically about features of the world. She is in Piaget's _____ stage.

Piaget's theory suggests that to help their students learn, teachers should

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order, from earliest to latest?

What was demonstrated by Levin and her colleagues in their study in which children walked in a circular motion while holding onto a 7-foot metal bar on a pivot?

In their perspective on the extent to which the child is an active participant in his or her own development, dynamic-systems theories are MOST similar to

Explain the advantages of the theoretical perspectives used to explain cognitive development in children.

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

Which topics are included in information-processing theories?

Which theories of cognitive development highlighted continuity and discontinuity in the developmental process?

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 behaviour would NOT be considered high-quality social scaffolding?

Information about a particular content area is known as

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Myelin acts as a(n)

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

Which of these theorists would be MOST interested in the development of children's ability to inhibit their habitual response to speak when playing "The Quiet Game"?

When people miss certain details of situations because other information draws their attention, they have failed to _____ the missing details.

Devon has just begun to use objects to stand for other objects. For instance, his current favourite game is to pretend to play guitar on a toy golf club. Devon is probably in Piaget's _____ stage.

A dynamic-systems theorist would MOST likely be interested in the development of which attribute?

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

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Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

Which memory strategies are cited by information-processing theories?

Lanae has recently developed the ability to reason logically about features of the world. She is in Piaget's _____ stage.

Piaget's theory suggests that to help their students learn, teachers should

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order, from earliest to latest?

What was demonstrated by Levin and her colleagues in their study in which children walked in a circular motion while holding onto a 7-foot metal bar on a pivot?

In their perspective on the extent to which the child is an active participant in his or her own development, dynamic-systems theories are MOST similar to

Explain the advantages of the theoretical perspectives used to explain cognitive development in children.

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

Which topics are included in information-processing theories?

Which theories of cognitive development highlighted continuity and discontinuity in the developmental process?

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 behaviour would NOT be considered high-quality social scaffolding?

Information about a particular content area is known as

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Myelin acts as a(n)

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

Which of these theorists would be MOST interested in the development of children's ability to inhibit their habitual response to speak when playing "The Quiet Game"?

When people miss certain details of situations because other information draws their attention, they have failed to _____ the missing details.

Devon has just begun to use objects to stand for other objects. For instance, his current favourite game is to pretend to play guitar on a toy golf club. Devon is probably in Piaget's _____ stage.

A dynamic-systems theorist would MOST likely be interested in the development of which attribute?

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