Question 1

Regarding the timing of skills at certain ages, it has been generally found that

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A) infants possess a less sophisticated knowledge about objects than Piaget suggested. 
B) infants have about the same level of sophistication than Piaget suggested. 
C) children are less competent in cognitive terms than Piaget suggested. 
D) children are more competent in cognitive terms than Piaget suggested. 
A) infants possess a less sophisticated knowledge about objects than Piaget suggested. 
B) infants have about the same level of sophistication than Piaget suggested. 
C) children are less competent in cognitive terms than Piaget suggested. 
D) children are more competent in cognitive terms than Piaget suggested.

Question 2

Which of the following views stages as a useful concept if it is used more flexibly than Piaget did?

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A) the core knowledge approach 
B) the sociocultural approach 
C) theory theorists 
D) neo-Piagetian theorists 
A) the core knowledge approach 
B) the sociocultural approach 
C) theory theorists 
D) neo-Piagetian theorists

Question 3

Symbolic play involves a child taking a stance that is different from reality and using which of the following as part of the enactment?

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A) a mental representation of the situation 
B) repetitive motions of the body 
C) the manipulation of objects 
D) predetermined rules 
A) a mental representation of the situation 
B) repetitive motions of the body 
C) the manipulation of objects 
D) predetermined rules

Question 4

All of the following are examples of the substage of tertiary circular reactions except

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A) infants at this stage are crawling. 
B) infants engage in trial-and error processes. 
C) infants have to physically try to see if one thing will fit inside another. 
D) infants' thinking is entirely overt. 
A) infants at this stage are crawling. 
B) infants engage in trial-and error processes. 
C) infants have to physically try to see if one thing will fit inside another. 
D) infants' thinking is entirely overt.

Question 5

Modifications in children's intuitive theories are often described as reflecting

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A) conceptual change. 
B) biological change. 
C) physical change. 
D) psychosocial change. 
A) conceptual change. 
B) biological change. 
C) physical change. 
D) psychosocial change.

Question 6

Recent research has found that 5-year-old children with imaginary friends, as opposed to children without,

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A) have more real friends. 
B) have fewer real friends. 
C) tell more detailed stories. 
D) tell less detailed stories. 
A) have more real friends. 
B) have fewer real friends. 
C) tell more detailed stories. 
D) tell less detailed stories.

Question 7

Hypothetico-deductive reasoning is reasoning that

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A) goes from the general to the specific. 
B) goes beyond everyday experiences to things that have not been experienced. 
C) goes from one thought to another is a systematic way. 
D) goes from knowledge of the specific to making deductions. 
A) goes from the general to the specific. 
B) goes beyond everyday experiences to things that have not been experienced. 
C) goes from one thought to another is a systematic way. 
D) goes from knowledge of the specific to making deductions.

Question 8

Theory theorists believe that children form "theories" about how aspects of their psychological, physical, and biological worlds work.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Piaget's ideas have been at the heart of some modern psycho-pedagogical strategies, particularly "discovery learning," in which children are encouraged to discover important aspects of learning through

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A) active experimentation. 
B) peer mentoring. 
C) direct instruction. 
D) a series of stages. 
A) active experimentation. 
B) peer mentoring. 
C) direct instruction. 
D) a series of stages.

Question 10

Good stories include a narration of the mental, or internal, states of some characters that are coordinated with the mental states of others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Children in the preoperational stage are most concerned with which of the following?

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A) physical characteristics of things 
B) what things actually are 
C) real characteristics of things 
D) how things work 
A) physical characteristics of things 
B) what things actually are 
C) real characteristics of things 
D) how things work

Question 12

Which is not characteristic of Piaget's view of the first substage of the sensorimotor period?

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A) Infants apply typical reflexes such as sucking and grasping. 
B) By seeing or hearing an object, an infant is acting on that object. 
C) Behavior is mostly automatic. 
D) Infants have goals in mind and then act on those goals. 
A) Infants apply typical reflexes such as sucking and grasping. 
B) By seeing or hearing an object, an infant is acting on that object. 
C) Behavior is mostly automatic. 
D) Infants have goals in mind and then act on those goals.

Question 13

Recent research suggests that preschool children

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A) understand only basic story structures. 
B) take on the feelings of characters in stories. 
C) show an adult-like level of inferences about mental states. 
D) have an interpretative understanding of human actions. 
A) understand only basic story structures. 
B) take on the feelings of characters in stories. 
C) show an adult-like level of inferences about mental states. 
D) have an interpretative understanding of human actions.

Question 14

Which of the following has research not found about most 4- to 5-year-old children?

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A) They understand the basics of reproduction. 
B) They understand the difference between sleeping and dead animals. 
C) They understand that a person who dies no longer has psychological functions. 
D) They understand the concept of contamination. 
A) They understand the basics of reproduction. 
B) They understand the difference between sleeping and dead animals. 
C) They understand that a person who dies no longer has psychological functions. 
D) They understand the concept of contamination.

Question 15

Preoperational children lack the logical rules associated with cognitive operations, the most important of which is

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A) social perspective-taking. 
B) reversibility. 
C) sensibility. 
D) facility. 
A) social perspective-taking. 
B) reversibility. 
C) sensibility. 
D) facility.

Question 16

Young children often have difficulty with all of the following except

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A) knowing whether they witnessed an event or experienced it second-hand. 
B) identifying whether they actually experienced something or just imagined it. 
C) knowing the difference between imagining and doing. 
D) knowing whether they performed a behavior or watched someone else perform it. 
A) knowing whether they witnessed an event or experienced it second-hand. 
B) identifying whether they actually experienced something or just imagined it. 
C) knowing the difference between imagining and doing. 
D) knowing whether they performed a behavior or watched someone else perform it.

Question 17

Studies performed since Piaget's time have shown that ______ can be trained to perform formal operational tasks after only brief instruction.

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A) sensorimotor children 
B) preoperational children 
C) concrete operational children 
D) animals 
A) sensorimotor children 
B) preoperational children 
C) concrete operational children 
D) animals

Question 18

Piaget identified ______ as the simplest form of the symbolic function.

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A) role-playing 
B) drawing 
C) storytelling 
D) object-oriented play 
A) role-playing 
B) drawing 
C) storytelling 
D) object-oriented play

Question 19

How do infants between about 8-12 months achieve a specific goal?

Accepted Answer

A) They begin to acquire primary circular reactions. 
B) They imitate the secondary circular actions of someone who has modeled them. 
C) They coordinate two previously acquired secondary circular reactions. 
D) They unintentionally realize that one primary circular action causes another one. 
A) They begin to acquire primary circular reactions. 
B) They imitate the secondary circular actions of someone who has modeled them. 
C) They coordinate two previously acquired secondary circular reactions. 
D) They unintentionally realize that one primary circular action causes another one.

Question 20

As children get older, the physical similarity between the objects they use in symbolic play and the real things

Accepted Answer

A) increases. 
B) diminishes. 
C) becomes less creative. 
D) is indistinguishable. 
A) increases. 
B) diminishes. 
C) becomes less creative. 
D) is indistinguishable.

Regarding the timing of skills at certain ages, it has been generally found that

Which of the following views stages as a useful concept if it is used more flexibly than Piaget did?

Symbolic play involves a child taking a stance that is different from reality and using which of the following as part of the enactment?

All of the following are examples of the substage of tertiary circular reactions except

Modifications in children's intuitive theories are often described as reflecting

Recent research has found that 5-year-old children with imaginary friends, as opposed to children without,

Hypothetico-deductive reasoning is reasoning that

Theory theorists believe that children form "theories" about how aspects of their psychological, physical, and biological worlds work.

Piaget's ideas have been at the heart of some modern psycho-pedagogical strategies, particularly "discovery learning," in which children are encouraged to discover important aspects of learning through

Good stories include a narration of the mental, or internal, states of some characters that are coordinated with the mental states of others.

Children in the preoperational stage are most concerned with which of the following?

Which is not characteristic of Piaget's view of the first substage of the sensorimotor period?

Recent research suggests that preschool children

Which of the following has research not found about most 4- to 5-year-old children?

Preoperational children lack the logical rules associated with cognitive operations, the most important of which is

Young children often have difficulty with all of the following except

Studies performed since Piaget's time have shown that ______ can be trained to perform formal operational tasks after only brief instruction.

Piaget identified ______ as the simplest form of the symbolic function.

How do infants between about 8-12 months achieve a specific goal?

As children get older, the physical similarity between the objects they use in symbolic play and the real things

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Exam 6: The Symbolic Child: Piagets Theory and Beyond

Regarding the timing of skills at certain ages, it has been generally found that

Which of the following views stages as a useful concept if it is used more flexibly than Piaget did?

Symbolic play involves a child taking a stance that is different from reality and using which of the following as part of the enactment?

All of the following are examples of the substage of tertiary circular reactions except

Modifications in children's intuitive theories are often described as reflecting

Recent research has found that 5-year-old children with imaginary friends, as opposed to children without,

Hypothetico-deductive reasoning is reasoning that

Theory theorists believe that children form "theories" about how aspects of their psychological, physical, and biological worlds work.

Piaget's ideas have been at the heart of some modern psycho-pedagogical strategies, particularly "discovery learning," in which children are encouraged to discover important aspects of learning through

Good stories include a narration of the mental, or internal, states of some characters that are coordinated with the mental states of others.

Children in the preoperational stage are most concerned with which of the following?

Which is not characteristic of Piaget's view of the first substage of the sensorimotor period?

Recent research suggests that preschool children

Which of the following has research not found about most 4- to 5-year-old children?

Preoperational children lack the logical rules associated with cognitive operations, the most important of which is

Young children often have difficulty with all of the following except

Studies performed since Piaget's time have shown that ______ can be trained to perform formal operational tasks after only brief instruction.

Piaget identified ______ as the simplest form of the symbolic function.

How do infants between about 8-12 months achieve a specific goal?

As children get older, the physical similarity between the objects they use in symbolic play and the real things

Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development

Theories and Contexts of Development

Genetics, Prenatal Development, and the Neonate

Physical Development

What Do Infants Know and When and How Do They Know It

Understanding Self and Others

Becoming Self-Directed Thinkers: Problem Solving and Memory

Language Development

Intelligence and School Achievement

Emotion, Temperament, and Personality Development

Attachment and Early Parent-Child Care

The Family and Other Contexts for Socialization

Competing and Cooperating With Peers

The Development of Sexuality and Gender Identity

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