Question 1

Sociocultural theorists believe that culture most significantly reflects

Accepted Answer

A) variations that make children from different societies think a bit differently from one another. 
B) the "child as a thinker," or the "epistemic child." 
C) how children think, beginning in infancy. 
D) objects surrounding the child, who must then make sense of them. 
A) variations that make children from different societies think a bit differently from one another. 
B) the "child as a thinker," or the "epistemic child." 
C) how children think, beginning in infancy. 
D) objects surrounding the child, who must then make sense of them.

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of the concrete operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Thought is symbolic and logical. 
B) Thought is symbolic and abstract. 
C) Thought is logical and abstract. 
D) Thought is goal-directed and abstract. 
A) Thought is symbolic and logical. 
B) Thought is symbolic and abstract. 
C) Thought is logical and abstract. 
D) Thought is goal-directed and abstract.

Question 3

Many children develop a fear of the dark during the late preschool and early school years, based, in part, on

Accepted Answer

A) their belief that something really is lurking in the dark. 
B) their increased experience to situations in which things do lurk in the dark. 
C) the influence of their friends' telling stories about things that lurk in the dark. 
D) their ability to generate ideas about what might be lurking in the dark. 
A) their belief that something really is lurking in the dark. 
B) their increased experience to situations in which things do lurk in the dark. 
C) the influence of their friends' telling stories about things that lurk in the dark. 
D) their ability to generate ideas about what might be lurking in the dark.

Question 4

All of the following are true of Piaget's formal operational stage, except that

Accepted Answer

A) it typically occurs between 11 and 16 years of age. 
B) it is the final stage of thought. 
C) it can be qualitatively improved upon once it is acquired. 
D) it is the stage when children can think in the abstract. 
A) it typically occurs between 11 and 16 years of age. 
B) it is the final stage of thought. 
C) it can be qualitatively improved upon once it is acquired. 
D) it is the stage when children can think in the abstract.

Question 5

Which of the following features of children's drawing is not dependent on children's culture?

Accepted Answer

A) an ability to identify objects drawn by others 
B) a preference for certain themes 
C) a preference for different drawing tools 
D) being schooled in different art lessons 
A) an ability to identify objects drawn by others 
B) a preference for certain themes 
C) a preference for different drawing tools 
D) being schooled in different art lessons

Question 6

The concrete operational ability to classify objects simultaneously on the basis of more than one category is called

Accepted Answer

A) multiple classification. 
B) dimensional classification. 
C) criteria assessment. 
D) labeling. 
A) multiple classification. 
B) dimensional classification. 
C) criteria assessment. 
D) labeling.

Question 7

From the studies that applied Piaget's theory to animals, we can conclude that many concepts described by Piaget

Accepted Answer

A) were not meant to apply to the thought processes of any animals. 
B) are involved in solving real-world problems facing most animals. 
C) are applicable to the cognition of humans only. 
D) are involved in the cognitive processes on humans and primates only. 
A) were not meant to apply to the thought processes of any animals. 
B) are involved in solving real-world problems facing most animals. 
C) are applicable to the cognition of humans only. 
D) are involved in the cognitive processes on humans and primates only.

Question 8

Piaget viewed adolescents as being all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) emotionally stressed. 
B) insightful. 
C) egocentric. 
D) self-conscious. 
A) emotionally stressed. 
B) insightful. 
C) egocentric. 
D) self-conscious.

Question 9

Young children's distinction between fantasy and reality is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) tenuous. 
B) purposively based on what they know. 
C) well-developed. 
D) immature cognition. 
A) tenuous. 
B) purposively based on what they know. 
C) well-developed. 
D) immature cognition.

Question 10

Piaget described the symbolic thought of the preschool child as

Accepted Answer

A) artistic. 
B) intuitive. 
C) operations based. 
D) emergent literacy. 
A) artistic. 
B) intuitive. 
C) operations based. 
D) emergent literacy.

Sociocultural theorists believe that culture most significantly reflects

Which of the following is not true of the concrete operational stage?

Many children develop a fear of the dark during the late preschool and early school years, based, in part, on

All of the following are true of Piaget's formal operational stage, except that

Which of the following features of children's drawing is not dependent on children's culture?

The concrete operational ability to classify objects simultaneously on the basis of more than one category is called

From the studies that applied Piaget's theory to animals, we can conclude that many concepts described by Piaget

Piaget viewed adolescents as being all of the following except

Young children's distinction between fantasy and reality is best described as

Piaget described the symbolic thought of the preschool child as

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

Sociocultural theorists believe that culture most significantly reflects

Which of the following is not true of the concrete operational stage?

Many children develop a fear of the dark during the late preschool and early school years, based, in part, on

All of the following are true of Piaget's formal operational stage, except that

Which of the following features of children's drawing is not dependent on children's culture?

The concrete operational ability to classify objects simultaneously on the basis of more than one category is called

From the studies that applied Piaget's theory to animals, we can conclude that many concepts described by Piaget

Piaget viewed adolescents as being all of the following except

Young children's distinction between fantasy and reality is best described as

Piaget described the symbolic thought of the preschool child as

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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