Exam 9: Social Cognition

Elisabeth was upset when she dropped her doll because she believed her doll could feel hurt from the fall.Elisabeth was exhibiting

Some researchers believe that children must have a theory of mind before they can talk about the past events of their lives.Which of the following questions is not the type of question that a child should be able to answer using his or her theory of mind?

The ________ the caregiver displays typically will influence the infant's own emotional response and subsequent actions.

False belief refers to the child's mistaken understanding that a naïve or uninformed observer has the same information (and thus the same beliefs)as the child.

Which of the following practices is likely to cause children to change their answers to a question?

Visual perspective taking develops in four phases.

Bigler's studies suggest that children are likely to exhibit ________ when adults actively use obvious perceptual categories to describe children's groups.

Gina,who is five,had a dream that a strange dog was licking her face.When she woke up,she asked her mother to help her find the strange dog in her room.Gina's confusion between her dream and the real world is what Piaget referred to as

On what basis do preschool and school-aged children acknowledge social categories like race and ethnicity? How does this evolve in the preadolescent and adolescent years?

Ethan has drawn a lollipop and a balloon.The objects look nearly identical.Ethan is likely to insist that they are

By what age do children demonstrate a firm comprehension of living versus nonliving things? What are some of the indicators that children consider when deciding whether to categorize something as a living entity?

Jay uses social referencing when he is confused.Social referencing is a clear sign of the distinctly independent nature of emotions.

Marcel has been diagnosed as having autism.According to various researchers,Marcel may have difficulty acquiring all but which of the following?

Identify and describe the process by which adults provide scaffolding for children learning to undertake a mature activity.

Intersubjectivity involves a teaching/learning relationship that uses the expert or tutor who intervenes as required and gradually withdraws as assistance becomes unnecessary.

Andrea's teacher provides scaffolding for Andrea and her classmates to acquire some new mathematics concepts,but gradually withdraws his support and expects the students to assist one another as they become more knowledgeable.Andrea's teacher is engaging in the instructional method called

What role do skilled collaborators play in promoting children's cognitive advances? How does this role differ across cultures?

Some researchers believe that the infant's ability to understand goals and intentions in others is an example of

Understanding the ways in which images are created,the messages communicated by different design elements,and an appreciation for the fact that representations can help one's thinking and problem solving are all aspects of what is called core representation.

Social referencing refers to looking to another individual for emotional cues in interpreting a strange or ambiguous event.