Question 1

Parents appropriately interpreting infant's desires is …

Accepted Answer

A) social cognition 
B) theory of mind 
C) mind-mindedness 
D) child awareness 
A) social cognition 
B) theory of mind 
C) mind-mindedness 
D) child awareness C

Question 2

Lack of joint attention may contribute to autism because …

Accepted Answer

A) mothers will not know what their baby wants or needs 
B) babies will not be able to focus on learning goals 
C) the baby will not understand what the mother wants 
D) shared experiences will not be possible 
A) mothers will not know what their baby wants or needs 
B) babies will not be able to focus on learning goals 
C) the baby will not understand what the mother wants 
D) shared experiences will not be possible A

Question 3

Using cans instead of disks in the Tower of Hanoi task allowed children to …

Accepted Answer

A) use less working memory 
B) not have to have fine motor control 
C) not have to memorise abstract rule 
D) work with more familiar objects 
A) use less working memory 
B) not have to have fine motor control 
C) not have to memorise abstract rule 
D) work with more familiar objects C

Question 4

Which is NOT true of hill climbing?

Accepted Answer

A) It requires less cognitive load than a means-ends analysis. 
B) It allows children to see only the next step. 
C) It allows children to keep the 'grand picture' in mind. 
D) It requires that children reason backwards from the goal. 
A) It requires less cognitive load than a means-ends analysis. 
B) It allows children to see only the next step. 
C) It allows children to keep the 'grand picture' in mind. 
D) It requires that children reason backwards from the goal.

Question 5

Studies show that children typically acquire a theory of mind by age …

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) four 
C) six 
D) two 
A) three 
B) four 
C) six 
D) two

Question 6

Piaget's conservation tasks are best able to distinguish between _________________ and ___________________ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) abstract / concrete 
B) pre-operational / post-operational 
C) sensori-motor / concrete operational 
D) pre-operational / concrete operational 
A) abstract / concrete 
B) pre-operational / post-operational 
C) sensori-motor / concrete operational 
D) pre-operational / concrete operational

Question 7

A means-ends analysis measures the ability to …

Accepted Answer

A) formulate intermediate steps to accomplish a goal 
B) recognise the main goal of a problem 
C) reason forward from the steps to the goal 
D) learn abstract goals 
A) formulate intermediate steps to accomplish a goal 
B) recognise the main goal of a problem 
C) reason forward from the steps to the goal 
D) learn abstract goals

Question 8

Children on the autism spectrum have difficulties with …

Accepted Answer

A) false beliefs 
B) language 
C) mathematics 
D) conservation 
A) false beliefs 
B) language 
C) mathematics 
D) conservation

Question 9

Which number conservation task controls for children's expectations of adult behaviour by making the arrangement of the coins appear accidental?

Accepted Answer

A) Three mountains 
B) Hide from the policemen 
C) Naughty Teddy 
D) Line up the coins 
A) Three mountains 
B) Hide from the policemen 
C) Naughty Teddy 
D) Line up the coins

Question 10

One criticism of Piaget's work was …

Accepted Answer

A) it is wrong to study your own children for psychological research 
B) the task design may have been a limiting factor for the children 
C) children are not as logical as Piaget proposed 
D) he did not include a large enough sample size of children 
A) it is wrong to study your own children for psychological research 
B) the task design may have been a limiting factor for the children 
C) children are not as logical as Piaget proposed 
D) he did not include a large enough sample size of children

Question 11

The ability to 'impute states of mind' to oneself and others is known as …

Accepted Answer

A) theory of self 
B) self-awareness 
C) mental state awareness 
D) theory of mind 
A) theory of self 
B) self-awareness 
C) mental state awareness 
D) theory of mind

Question 12

Failing to realise that other perspectives exist is …

Accepted Answer

A) conservation 
B) egoism 
C) concrete-operational thinking 
D) ego-centrism 
A) conservation 
B) egoism 
C) concrete-operational thinking 
D) ego-centrism

Question 13

The use of _____________ allows people to not have to find new solutions from scratch when faced with problems in a new domain.

Accepted Answer

A) questions 
B) hill climbing 
C) analogies 
D) goal setting 
A) questions 
B) hill climbing 
C) analogies 
D) goal setting

Question 14

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle specifically helps to demonstrate …

Accepted Answer

A) means-ends analysis 
B) trial-and-error 
C) problem solving 
D) logical thinking 
A) means-ends analysis 
B) trial-and-error 
C) problem solving 
D) logical thinking

Question 15

Siegal's experiment with the cockroach in milk showed that …

Accepted Answer

A) children have poor judgement 
B) children can distinguish appearance from reality 
C) children have abstract thinking ability 
D) children do not understand contamination 
A) children have poor judgement 
B) children can distinguish appearance from reality 
C) children have abstract thinking ability 
D) children do not understand contamination

Question 16

Understanding that water retains its volume if you pour it from a second glass back into its original glass is an example of …

Accepted Answer

A) pre-operational thinking 
B) reversibility 
C) conservation 
D) liquidity 
A) pre-operational thinking 
B) reversibility 
C) conservation 
D) liquidity

Question 17

In Piaget's pre-operational period, children can focus on ________ salient problem/s at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) multiple 
B) zero 
C) only two 
D) only one 
A) multiple 
B) zero 
C) only two 
D) only one

Question 18

According to Piaget, during the pre-operational period …

Accepted Answer

A) children only gain motor and concrete thinking skills 
B) full logical thinking is obtained 
C) thinking is organised into a system 
D) thinking becomes more domain-general 
A) children only gain motor and concrete thinking skills 
B) full logical thinking is obtained 
C) thinking is organised into a system 
D) thinking becomes more domain-general

Question 19

The task involving placing dolls in a model house where other doll 'policemen' cannot see them demonstrates …

Accepted Answer

A) that preschool children are egocentric 
B) that children may be able think in other perspectives at a younger age than Piaget proposed 
C) theory of mind 
D) visual-spatial awareness 
A) that preschool children are egocentric 
B) that children may be able think in other perspectives at a younger age than Piaget proposed 
C) theory of mind 
D) visual-spatial awareness

Question 20

The task using a sponge painted to look like a rock helps to test children's ability to distinguish …

Accepted Answer

A) appearance and reality 
B) between objects 
C) living and inanimate objects 
D) different textures 
A) appearance and reality 
B) between objects 
C) living and inanimate objects 
D) different textures

Parents appropriately interpreting infant's desires is …

Lack of joint attention may contribute to autism because …

Using cans instead of disks in the Tower of Hanoi task allowed children to …

Which is NOT true of hill climbing?

Studies show that children typically acquire a theory of mind by age …

Piaget's conservation tasks are best able to distinguish between _ and ___ thinking.

A means-ends analysis measures the ability to …

Children on the autism spectrum have difficulties with …

Which number conservation task controls for children's expectations of adult behaviour by making the arrangement of the coins appear accidental?

One criticism of Piaget's work was …

The ability to 'impute states of mind' to oneself and others is known as …

Failing to realise that other perspectives exist is …

The use of _____________ allows people to not have to find new solutions from scratch when faced with problems in a new domain.

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle specifically helps to demonstrate …

Siegal's experiment with the cockroach in milk showed that …

Understanding that water retains its volume if you pour it from a second glass back into its original glass is an example of …

In Piaget's pre-operational period, children can focus on ________ salient problem/s at a time.

According to Piaget, during the pre-operational period …

The task involving placing dolls in a model house where other doll 'policemen' cannot see them demonstrates …

The task using a sponge painted to look like a rock helps to test children's ability to distinguish …

Framework and Methods

Theories and Approaches

Introduction to Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Introduction to the Preschool Years

Language Development in the Preschool Years

Social and Emotional Development in the Preschool Years

Introduction to Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Literacy

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Introduction to Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Filters

Exam 6: Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

Parents appropriately interpreting infant's desires is …

Lack of joint attention may contribute to autism because …

Using cans instead of disks in the Tower of Hanoi task allowed children to …

Which is NOT true of hill climbing?

Studies show that children typically acquire a theory of mind by age …

Piaget's conservation tasks are best able to distinguish between _________________ and ___________________ thinking.

A means-ends analysis measures the ability to …

Children on the autism spectrum have difficulties with …

Which number conservation task controls for children's expectations of adult behaviour by making the arrangement of the coins appear accidental?

One criticism of Piaget's work was …

The ability to 'impute states of mind' to oneself and others is known as …

Failing to realise that other perspectives exist is …

The use of _____________ allows people to not have to find new solutions from scratch when faced with problems in a new domain.

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle specifically helps to demonstrate …

Siegal's experiment with the cockroach in milk showed that …

Understanding that water retains its volume if you pour it from a second glass back into its original glass is an example of …

In Piaget's pre-operational period, children can focus on ________ salient problem/s at a time.

According to Piaget, during the pre-operational period …

The task involving placing dolls in a model house where other doll 'policemen' cannot see them demonstrates …

The task using a sponge painted to look like a rock helps to test children's ability to distinguish …

Framework and Methods

Theories and Approaches

Introduction to Infancy

Cognitive Development in Infancy

Introduction to the Preschool Years

Language Development in the Preschool Years

Social and Emotional Development in the Preschool Years

Introduction to Middle Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Literacy

Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood

Introduction to Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence

Filters

Piaget's conservation tasks are best able to distinguish between _ and ___ thinking.