Question 1

"I see and touch, therefore I know" is reflective of which of Piaget's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A study that of infants who were shown pictures of objects found that which of the following was true for most infants who were younger than 19 months?

Accepted Answer

A) They pointed to the pictures, indicating that they knew the pictures represented other objects. 
B) They tried to manipulate the pictures, as if the pictures were themselves the objects they represented. 
C) They showed no interest in the pictures. 
D) They looked around to see if any objects in the room matched the pictures. 
A) They pointed to the pictures, indicating that they knew the pictures represented other objects. 
B) They tried to manipulate the pictures, as if the pictures were themselves the objects they represented. 
C) They showed no interest in the pictures. 
D) They looked around to see if any objects in the room matched the pictures.

Question 3

Piaget's belief that later cognitive developments are based on earlier accomplishments in an unvarying order is referred to as being

Accepted Answer

A) esoteric. 
B) epigenetic. 
C) cyclic. 
D) systematic. 
A) esoteric. 
B) epigenetic. 
C) cyclic. 
D) systematic.

Question 4

Which of the following is the best metaphor for infants in the substage of tertiary circular reactions?

Accepted Answer

A) a robot 
B) a doll 
C) a parent 
D) a scientist 
A) a robot 
B) a doll 
C) a parent 
D) a scientist

Question 5

Which of Piaget's four stages, or periods, of intellectual development, do humans go through first?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

There is some recent evidence that the scribbling of very young children

Accepted Answer

A) represents stories. 
B) represents objects. 
C) represents actions. 
D) represents emotions. 
A) represents stories. 
B) represents objects. 
C) represents actions. 
D) represents emotions.

Question 7

Which of the following patterns is usually characteristic of symbolic play?

Accepted Answer

A) It peaks between 18 months and 3 years, and decreases thereafter. 
B) It begins at about 18 months, and increases until about 12 years. 
C) It begins at about 3 years, peaks at about 9 years, and decreases thereafter. 
D) It peaks between 5 and 7 years, and decreases thereafter. 
A) It peaks between 18 months and 3 years, and decreases thereafter. 
B) It begins at about 18 months, and increases until about 12 years. 
C) It begins at about 3 years, peaks at about 9 years, and decreases thereafter. 
D) It peaks between 5 and 7 years, and decreases thereafter.

Question 8

Elkind-not Piaget-has described adolescents' belief that they are unique and invulnerable as

Accepted Answer

A) playing to an imaginary audience. 
B) development of an adult identity. 
C) a persona fable. 
D) an intellectual awakening. 
A) playing to an imaginary audience. 
B) development of an adult identity. 
C) a persona fable. 
D) an intellectual awakening.

Question 9

In intellectual terms, a 3-year-old child is most like

Accepted Answer

A) a 6-month-old infant. 
B) a 1-year-old child. 
C) a 2-year-old child. 
D) an adult. 
A) a 6-month-old infant. 
B) a 1-year-old child. 
C) a 2-year-old child. 
D) an adult.

Question 10

During the preoperational stage, children's thinking is symbolic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Theory theorists and core-knowledge theorists both believe that infants' and children's cognition

Accepted Answer

A) is not naturally programmed to make sense of information in core domains. 
B) is a process of arbitrary and completely flexible knowledge acquisition. 
C) is able to process all information equally well with the proper training. 
D) is constrained in that they are not able to process all information equally well. 
A) is not naturally programmed to make sense of information in core domains. 
B) is a process of arbitrary and completely flexible knowledge acquisition. 
C) is able to process all information equally well with the proper training. 
D) is constrained in that they are not able to process all information equally well.

Question 12

During the preoperational period, children's thinking

Accepted Answer

A) is limited to understanding the world in terms of their perceptions and actions. 
B) shows true cognitive operations. 
C) is characterized by mental representations of objects and events. 
D) is characterized by the rules of logic. 
A) is limited to understanding the world in terms of their perceptions and actions. 
B) shows true cognitive operations. 
C) is characterized by mental representations of objects and events. 
D) is characterized by the rules of logic.

Question 13

Which of the following substages marks the arrival of intentional, or goal-directed, behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) the use of reflexes 
B) the use of coordination of secondary circular reactions 
C) the use of secondary circular reactions 
D) the use of primary circular reactions 
A) the use of reflexes 
B) the use of coordination of secondary circular reactions 
C) the use of secondary circular reactions 
D) the use of primary circular reactions

Question 14

At its simplest, symbolic play involves

Accepted Answer

A) role playing, in which children pretend they are some other person. 
B) acting out pretend events. 
C) substituting one thing for another in a playful setting. 
D) follow a story line as if they were in a theatrical performance. 
A) role playing, in which children pretend they are some other person. 
B) acting out pretend events. 
C) substituting one thing for another in a playful setting. 
D) follow a story line as if they were in a theatrical performance.

Question 15

Which of the following did Piaget not find to be true of conservation?

Accepted Answer

A) It is attained at different rates for children in different cultures. 
B) Children do not accomplish all the properties of conservation at once, but do so gradually. 
C) It is acquired during the formal operational stage. 
D) Most 7-year-olds conserve number and mass, but not weight or volume. 
A) It is attained at different rates for children in different cultures. 
B) Children do not accomplish all the properties of conservation at once, but do so gradually. 
C) It is acquired during the formal operational stage. 
D) Most 7-year-olds conserve number and mass, but not weight or volume.

Question 16

Piaget's called a basic unit of knowledge

Accepted Answer

A) a stage. 
B) a scheme. 
C) a period. 
D) a framework. 
A) a stage. 
B) a scheme. 
C) a period. 
D) a framework.

Question 17

Why do children believe in fantasy characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy so readily?

Accepted Answer

A) because they see images of them so frequently 
B) because they are encouraged to do so by their parents 
C) because they are preferable to scary fantasy characters, such as monsters 
D) because they want them to be imaginary friends 
A) because they see images of them so frequently 
B) because they are encouraged to do so by their parents 
C) because they are preferable to scary fantasy characters, such as monsters 
D) because they want them to be imaginary friends

Question 18

Piaget viewed children

Accepted Answer

A) as blank slates. 
B) as constructing their own reality. 
C) as being shaped by their environments. 
D) as developing based on their genes. 
A) as blank slates. 
B) as constructing their own reality. 
C) as being shaped by their environments. 
D) as developing based on their genes.

Question 19

Which of the following is not true of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a form of adaptation. 
B) It is one of two basic processes that characterize all biological systems. 
C) It is the changing of one's schemes to incorporate new information. 
D) It is the complement of accommodation. 
A) It is a form of adaptation. 
B) It is one of two basic processes that characterize all biological systems. 
C) It is the changing of one's schemes to incorporate new information. 
D) It is the complement of accommodation.

Question 20

In which of the following types of play do rules have to be respected?

Accepted Answer

A) object-oriented play 
B) games 
C) sociodramatic play 
D) physical activity play 
A) object-oriented play 
B) games 
C) sociodramatic play 
D) physical activity play

"I see and touch, therefore I know" is reflective of which of Piaget's stages of development?

A study that of infants who were shown pictures of objects found that which of the following was true for most infants who were younger than 19 months?

Piaget's belief that later cognitive developments are based on earlier accomplishments in an unvarying order is referred to as being

Which of the following is the best metaphor for infants in the substage of tertiary circular reactions?

Which of Piaget's four stages, or periods, of intellectual development, do humans go through first?

There is some recent evidence that the scribbling of very young children

Which of the following patterns is usually characteristic of symbolic play?

Elkind-not Piaget-has described adolescents' belief that they are unique and invulnerable as

In intellectual terms, a 3-year-old child is most like

During the preoperational stage, children's thinking is symbolic.

Theory theorists and core-knowledge theorists both believe that infants' and children's cognition

During the preoperational period, children's thinking

Which of the following substages marks the arrival of intentional, or goal-directed, behavior?

At its simplest, symbolic play involves

Which of the following did Piaget not find to be true of conservation?

Piaget's called a basic unit of knowledge

Why do children believe in fantasy characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy so readily?

Piaget viewed children

Which of the following is not true of assimilation?

In which of the following types of play do rules have to be respected?

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

"I see and touch, therefore I know" is reflective of which of Piaget's stages of development?

A study that of infants who were shown pictures of objects found that which of the following was true for most infants who were younger than 19 months?

Piaget's belief that later cognitive developments are based on earlier accomplishments in an unvarying order is referred to as being

Which of the following is the best metaphor for infants in the substage of tertiary circular reactions?

Which of Piaget's four stages, or periods, of intellectual development, do humans go through first?

There is some recent evidence that the scribbling of very young children

Which of the following patterns is usually characteristic of symbolic play?

Elkind-not Piaget-has described adolescents' belief that they are unique and invulnerable as

In intellectual terms, a 3-year-old child is most like

During the preoperational stage, children's thinking is symbolic.

Theory theorists and core-knowledge theorists both believe that infants' and children's cognition

During the preoperational period, children's thinking

Which of the following substages marks the arrival of intentional, or goal-directed, behavior?

At its simplest, symbolic play involves

Which of the following did Piaget not find to be true of conservation?

Piaget's called a basic unit of knowledge

Why do children believe in fantasy characters, such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy so readily?

Piaget viewed children

Which of the following is not true of assimilation?

In which of the following types of play do rules have to be respected?

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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