Chat with AIExam 8: Cognitive Development: Piagetian and Vygotskian Approaches
Discuss some of the changes that researchers have made in research methodology that have lead them to conclude that Piaget underestimated children's abilities. Do these changes justify the criticism that Piaget underestimated children's abilities?
(36) 
Answered by Examlex AI CopilotResearchers have made several changes in research methodology that have led them to conclude that Piaget underestimated children's abilities. One major change is the use of more advanced technology and techniques for studying child development. For example, modern researchers have access to advanced brain imaging techniques, such as fMRI and EEG, which allow them to study the inner workings of the developing brain in ways that were not possible during Piaget's time. These technologies have provided researchers with a more detailed understanding of how children's cognitive abilities develop, leading to the conclusion that Piaget may have underestimated the capabilities of children.
Additionally, researchers have also expanded their focus to include a more diverse and representative sample of children from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. This has allowed researchers to better understand the impact of environmental and cultural factors on children's cognitive development, leading to the conclusion that Piaget's theories may not have accounted for the full range of children's abilities.
Furthermore, researchers have also developed more sophisticated experimental designs and statistical analyses, allowing them to better control for confounding variables and draw more accurate conclusions about children's cognitive abilities. This has led to a more nuanced understanding of children's cognitive development, challenging some of Piaget's earlier conclusions.
These changes in research methodology do justify the criticism that Piaget may have underestimated children's abilities. By using more advanced technology, including a more diverse sample of children, and employing more sophisticated research designs, researchers have been able to provide a more comprehensive understanding of children's cognitive abilities. This has led to the conclusion that Piaget's theories may have been limited in their scope and may not have fully captured the range of children's cognitive capabilities. Therefore, it is justified to criticize Piaget for underestimating children's abilities based on the advancements in research methodology.
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about Vygotsky's concept of tools?
(34) 
VerifiedA
What is the primary difference between infant abilities during the fourth and fifth substages of the sensorimotor period?
(30) VerifiedC
With respect to Piagetian concepts, which has NOT been shown to be affected by culture?
(37) According to Piaget, what are the causes of development? Discuss in detail the cause that is unique to his theory.
(27) Which of the following is the best description of the hypothesis-experiment-instruction method?
(35) Criteria for stage theory include all of the following except:
(31) According to a Piagetian, the most likely reason that a 4-year-old could not solve a conservation of number problem is that
(25) De Lisi and Staudt compared the formal operational reasoning skills of physics, English, and political science majors on tasks involving physics, literary analysis, and political concepts and found that
(27) According to Piaget, what are the causes of developmental change? How can these causes plus other Piagetian concepts be applied in the field of education?
(33) The difference between the schemes of substage 1 infants and substage 2 infants is that
(37) With respect to Piagetian concepts, which has NOT been shown to be affected by culture?
(32) Renée Baillargeon (1987) habituated 3.5- and 4.5-month-old infants to a screen that rotated in a 180 degree arc. She then placed a wooden box directly in the path of the screen, and rotated the screen either until it made contact with the box (a possible event) or until it passed through the box (an impossible event). On the basis of what evidence did Baillargeon conclude that 4.5-month-olds possessed some notion of object permanence?
(34) Recent research using natural science tasks have produced results suggesting that Piaget may have provided overly optimistic age norms for the development of
(31) Two key variables that are highly associated with Japanese culture contribute to the success of the hypothesis-experiment-instruction method in Japan. These two key variables are:
(46) 
Filters
- Essay(0)
- Multiple Choice(0)
- Short Answer(0)
- True False(0)
- Matching(0)