Question 1

Class inclusion refers to the knowledge that

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A) all objects must belong to at least one type of class. 
B) a class must always be smaller than any more-inclusive class in which it is contained. 
C) a class must always include more than one subclass. 
D) a superordinate class cannot include more than two subordinate classes. 
A) all objects must belong to at least one type of class. 
B) a class must always be smaller than any more-inclusive class in which it is contained. 
C) a class must always include more than one subclass. 
D) a superordinate class cannot include more than two subordinate classes.

Question 2

Piaget believed that children's schemes develop and change as a result of all of the following factors except

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A) maturation. 
B) information from the physical and social world. 
C) children's self-generated activity. 
D) adaption. 
A) maturation. 
B) information from the physical and social world. 
C) children's self-generated activity. 
D) adaption.

Question 3

Formal operations are achieved by all people at the final stage of cognitive development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Children at the earliest level of understanding reproduction think that

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A) babies have always existed and are delivered to parents. 
B) babies have not always existed but instead need to be assembled. 
C) babies need two parents to exist but think of the baby as growing from a seed. 
D) babies spontaneously grow inside mothers. 
A) babies have always existed and are delivered to parents. 
B) babies have not always existed but instead need to be assembled. 
C) babies need two parents to exist but think of the baby as growing from a seed. 
D) babies spontaneously grow inside mothers.

Question 5

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely less on what they know about an object in drawing
figures but draw what they actually see, referred to as intellectual realism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An operation was the basic unit of knowledge according to Piaget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Children's dependence on adults to scaffold their stories, for example, introducing new topics, occurs during which stage of the development of storytelling?

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A) the first stage 
B) the second stage 
C) the third stage 
D) the fourth stage 
A) the first stage 
B) the second stage 
C) the third stage 
D) the fourth stage

Question 8

Beginning around 18 months, children begin to show evidence of the symbolic function, which can include any of the following except

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A) speaking in sentences. 
B) fantasy play. 
C) drawing. 
D) thinking logically. 
A) speaking in sentences. 
B) fantasy play. 
C) drawing. 
D) thinking logically.

Question 9

Children become expert in the use of their culture's language by what age?

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A) 2 or 3 years of age 
B) 4 or 5 years of age 
C) 6 or 7 years of age 
D) 9 or 10 years of age 
A) 2 or 3 years of age 
B) 4 or 5 years of age 
C) 6 or 7 years of age 
D) 9 or 10 years of age

Question 10

Piaget believed that the top priority of infants and children was to

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A) understand an objective reality of the world. 
B) learn to communicate with others. 
C) develop survival skills. 
D) construct the world in their minds. 
A) understand an objective reality of the world. 
B) learn to communicate with others. 
C) develop survival skills. 
D) construct the world in their minds.

Question 11

According to Piaget, the formal operational child can think based solely on abstract symbols, requiring no referents in real life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One of the most distinctive characteristics of the preoperational period is ____

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A) inductive reasoning. 
B) assimilation. 
C) imitation. 
D) egocentrism. 
A) inductive reasoning. 
B) assimilation. 
C) imitation. 
D) egocentrism.

Question 13

Children's first drawings of easily identifiable objects are most often

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A) people shaped like snakes. 
B) people shaped like tadpoles. 
C) people with geometric shapes. 
D) fairly god representations of people. 
A) people shaped like snakes. 
B) people shaped like tadpoles. 
C) people with geometric shapes. 
D) fairly god representations of people.

Question 14

One main difference between concrete operational thinkers and formal operational thinkers is that ____

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A) formal operational thinkers can learn from contemplating their own thoughts. 
B) formal operational thinkers have powerful problem-solving skills. 
C) concrete operational learners reflect on the content of their thinking to arrive at new insights. 
D) concrete operational learners think more about ideas than about things. 
A) formal operational thinkers can learn from contemplating their own thoughts. 
B) formal operational thinkers have powerful problem-solving skills. 
C) concrete operational learners reflect on the content of their thinking to arrive at new insights. 
D) concrete operational learners think more about ideas than about things.

Question 15

Piaget's ideas have been extremely influential not only in psychology, but also in

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A) anthropology. 
B) political science. 
C) criminology. 
D) education. 
A) anthropology. 
B) political science. 
C) criminology. 
D) education.

Question 16

Most symbolic play, especially for children beyond 3 years of age,

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A) occurs in a social setting. 
B) is solitary. 
C) is initiated by parents or other caregivers. 
D) becomes less and less interesting. 
A) occurs in a social setting. 
B) is solitary. 
C) is initiated by parents or other caregivers. 
D) becomes less and less interesting.

Question 17

The knowledge that one entity can stand for something other than itself is called

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A) conservation. 
B) shared attention. 
C) symbolic thinking. 
D) representational insight. 
A) conservation. 
B) shared attention. 
C) symbolic thinking. 
D) representational insight.

Question 18

Information-processing theorists, who dominated the field of cognitive development in the late 20th century, essentially viewed children's minds as analogous to

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A) open books. 
B) blank slates. 
C) developing computers 
D) telescopes. 
A) open books. 
B) blank slates. 
C) developing computers 
D) telescopes.

Question 19

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely on

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A) real experiences 
B) artistic realism. 
C) intellectual realism. 
D) visual realism. 
A) real experiences 
B) artistic realism. 
C) intellectual realism. 
D) visual realism.

Question 20

Young children's difficulties considering all factors of a situation when making a decision is called

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual centration. 
B) disequilibration. 
C) incorporation. 
D) goal-directed behavior. 
A) perceptual centration. 
B) disequilibration. 
C) incorporation. 
D) goal-directed behavior.

Class inclusion refers to the knowledge that

Piaget believed that children's schemes develop and change as a result of all of the following factors except

Formal operations are achieved by all people at the final stage of cognitive development.

Children at the earliest level of understanding reproduction think that

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely less on what they know about an object in drawing figures but draw what they actually see, referred to as intellectual realism.

An operation was the basic unit of knowledge according to Piaget.

Children's dependence on adults to scaffold their stories, for example, introducing new topics, occurs during which stage of the development of storytelling?

Beginning around 18 months, children begin to show evidence of the symbolic function, which can include any of the following except

Children become expert in the use of their culture's language by what age?

Piaget believed that the top priority of infants and children was to

According to Piaget, the formal operational child can think based solely on abstract symbols, requiring no referents in real life.

One of the most distinctive characteristics of the preoperational period is ____

Children's first drawings of easily identifiable objects are most often

One main difference between concrete operational thinkers and formal operational thinkers is that ____

Piaget's ideas have been extremely influential not only in psychology, but also in

Most symbolic play, especially for children beyond 3 years of age,

The knowledge that one entity can stand for something other than itself is called

Information-processing theorists, who dominated the field of cognitive development in the late 20th century, essentially viewed children's minds as analogous to

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely on

Young children's difficulties considering all factors of a situation when making a decision is called

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

Class inclusion refers to the knowledge that

Piaget believed that children's schemes develop and change as a result of all of the following factors except

Formal operations are achieved by all people at the final stage of cognitive development.

Children at the earliest level of understanding reproduction think that

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely less on what they know about an object in drawing figures but draw what they actually see, referred to as intellectual realism.

An operation was the basic unit of knowledge according to Piaget.

Children's dependence on adults to scaffold their stories, for example, introducing new topics, occurs during which stage of the development of storytelling?

Beginning around 18 months, children begin to show evidence of the symbolic function, which can include any of the following except

Children become expert in the use of their culture's language by what age?

Piaget believed that the top priority of infants and children was to

According to Piaget, the formal operational child can think based solely on abstract symbols, requiring no referents in real life.

One of the most distinctive characteristics of the preoperational period is ____

Children's first drawings of easily identifiable objects are most often

One main difference between concrete operational thinkers and formal operational thinkers is that ____

Piaget's ideas have been extremely influential not only in psychology, but also in

Most symbolic play, especially for children beyond 3 years of age,

The knowledge that one entity can stand for something other than itself is called

Information-processing theorists, who dominated the field of cognitive development in the late 20th century, essentially viewed children's minds as analogous to

Children older than 9 or so increasingly rely on

Young children's difficulties considering all factors of a situation when making a decision is called

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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