Exam 8: Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory, Cases Neo-Piagetian Theory, and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Mrs.Weston asks Colin if he wants his sandwich whole or cut into two pieces.Colin asks her to keep it in one piece because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces.How would Piaget explain Colin's request?

When Amber's father picked her up from her preschool class on Wednesday, he was surprised to find that she had learned eight new words that day.According to Vygotsky, what type of development does Amber's increased vocabulary represent?

Which conclusion regarding preschool thought has been supported by recent research evidence?

According to Piaget, between what ages does the concrete operational period of development occur?

Yves watches a video in which a girl hides her favourite doll in a dresser drawer.Later, the girl's brother sneaks the doll from the dresser drawer and hides it under his sister's bed.Yves is asked where the girl will look for her doll when she comes back to her room, and he answers that she will look under the bed.Based on this information, how old is Yves?

Martina is a preschooler and her mother wonders whether she has psychological problems because she talks to herself constantly.Because you are taking a course in developmental psychology, she asks you if she should be concerned by Martina's behaviour.Based your knowledge from this course, how would you explain Martina's behaviour to her mother?

What is the Piagetian term for the process of fitting new experiences into existing cognitive schemes?

According to Piaget, which cognitive skill first emerges during the formal operational period?

Steve, Kim, Darren, and Vinit have been asked to make drawings of all the life forms that might occur on another planet.According to Piaget, the most novel, creative ideas of life forms are likely to come from the child in which stage of cognitive development?

According to Piaget, what is the most striking deficit in the reasoning of the preconceptual child?

Suppose you hide a toy behind one of two screens.Then, when you take the screen away, the toy is missing.According to recent research, what would be the most likely response of an 8-month-old infant to this situation?

Becky is 30 months old and loves to throw things, especially balls.Becky's uncle finds Becky with his pet gerbil, Herman, in her hand.Becky was getting ready to throw Herman against the wall and said to her uncle, "Becky throw fuzzy ball!" How would Piaget explain Becky's behaviour?

According to Piaget, at what age is the A-not-B error most commonly observed?

Four-year-old Laura finds a bottle of vitamins.They look just like her Easter candies, so she eats them all.How would Piaget explain Laura's error?

List five criticisms that have been raised concerning Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

According to Piaget, what is the neonate's main sensorimotor activity?

René sees a cow (an animal he has not seen before) and calls out, "Doggie!" Which Piagetian process does René's reaction demonstrate?

Michelle is an 8-year-old who shows an understanding of seriation, class-inclusion, and conservation of number and amount but fails to understand other types of conservation problems.According to Piaget, what is the term for this behaviour and what does it indicate about Michelle's cognitive development relative to the average child?

Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of horizontal décalage?

Discuss how the four central developmental themes of the textbook relate to the issue of the development of cognition from the Piagetian, neo-Piagetian, and Vygotskian perspectives.