Question 1

A prototype of "abstraction" is which of the following ways of describing abstraction?

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A)  It is an ineffective way to communicate. 
B)  It is a composite of all examples of the thing. 
C)  It is a result of supposing what a thing should be like. 
D)  It is an instance of actual encounter with the thing represented. 
A)  It is an ineffective way to communicate. 
B)  It is a composite of all examples of the thing. 
C)  It is a result of supposing what a thing should be like. 
D)  It is an instance of actual encounter with the thing represented.

Question 2

A later evaluation of Piaget's theory concluded that he

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A)  underestimated the ability of young children. 
B)  underestimated the abilities of adults. 
C)  underestimated the abilities of adolescents. 
D)  borrowed heavily from other stage theories. 
A)  underestimated the ability of young children. 
B)  underestimated the abilities of adults. 
C)  underestimated the abilities of adolescents. 
D)  borrowed heavily from other stage theories.

Question 3

Piaget refers to an inborn ability as

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A)  adaptation. 
B)  schema. 
C)  metaphor. 
D)  accommodation. 
A)  adaptation. 
B)  schema. 
C)  metaphor. 
D)  accommodation.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a difference between cognitivism and behaviorism?

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A)  Cognitive psychology is mainly interested in higher mental functions rather than observable behavior, the interest of behavioral psychology. 
B)  Behavioral psychological research emphasizes research on humans, whereas cognitive psychological research emphasizes animal research. 
C)  The principal aim of behaviorisistic theories is to determine the existing relationships between behavior and its antecedents/consequences as opposed to cognitive theories' desire to make plausible and useful inferences about the mental processes that intervene between input and output. 
D)  Cognitive theories tend to be less ambitious in scope than were behavioristic theories. 
A)  Cognitive psychology is mainly interested in higher mental functions rather than observable behavior, the interest of behavioral psychology. 
B)  Behavioral psychological research emphasizes research on humans, whereas cognitive psychological research emphasizes animal research. 
C)  The principal aim of behaviorisistic theories is to determine the existing relationships between behavior and its antecedents/consequences as opposed to cognitive theories' desire to make plausible and useful inferences about the mental processes that intervene between input and output. 
D)  Cognitive theories tend to be less ambitious in scope than were behavioristic theories.

Question 5

According to Vygotsky, a key element in developing logical thought is:

Accepted Answer

A)  practice. 
B)  experience. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  language. 
A)  practice. 
B)  experience. 
C)  motivation. 
D)  language.

Question 6

Conversing with a fellow airline passenger on a flight to Europe, it is discovered that the passenger is an American, from California, residing in the Bay Area, in the East Bay, in Berkeley, on Benvenue Avenue. The following is descriptive of this information:

Accepted Answer

A)  Each location is a criterial attribute for a category. 
B)  The locations illustrate a coding system. 
C)  Benvenue Avenue is the most general code. 
D)  The passenger provided excessive detail. 
A)  Each location is a criterial attribute for a category. 
B)  The locations illustrate a coding system. 
C)  Benvenue Avenue is the most general code. 
D)  The passenger provided excessive detail.

Question 7

Piaget's equilibration is a

Accepted Answer

A)  balance of adaptation and accommodation. 
B)  balance of accommodation and assimilation. 
C)  preponderance of accommodation. 
D)  preponderance of assimilation. 
A)  balance of adaptation and accommodation. 
B)  balance of accommodation and assimilation. 
C)  preponderance of accommodation. 
D)  preponderance of assimilation.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The formal operations stage characterizes those in late adolescence and adulthood. 
B)  Cross-cultural studies have confirmed all of Piaget's stages. 
C)  There is minimal age variation with regard to when children go through the stages. 
D)  The last of the stages is formal operations. 
A)  The formal operations stage characterizes those in late adolescence and adulthood. 
B)  Cross-cultural studies have confirmed all of Piaget's stages. 
C)  There is minimal age variation with regard to when children go through the stages. 
D)  The last of the stages is formal operations.

Question 9

Which of the following concepts in Piaget's theory relates to logical thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation 
B)  transductive reasoning 
C)  seriation 
D)  operation 
A)  conservation 
B)  transductive reasoning 
C)  seriation 
D)  operation

Question 10

Referring to a whale as a mammal is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  coding. 
B)  inferring. 
C)  generalizing. 
D)  discriminating. 
A)  coding. 
B)  inferring. 
C)  generalizing. 
D)  discriminating.

Question 11

According to Bruner, cognitive psychology research is limited by its scientific paradigm of

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizing human subjects. 
B)  the computational model of mind. 
C)  studying the relationships between behaviors' antecedents and consequences. 
D)  constructivism. 
A)  emphasizing human subjects. 
B)  the computational model of mind. 
C)  studying the relationships between behaviors' antecedents and consequences. 
D)  constructivism.

Question 12

Piaget's méthode clinique refers to his

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A)  research laboratory. 
B)  interview technique. 
C)  psychotherapeutic technique. 
D)  medical clinic. 
A)  research laboratory. 
B)  interview technique. 
C)  psychotherapeutic technique. 
D)  medical clinic.

Question 13

A child's desire to be like a sports hero illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  concept attainment. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  intelligence. 
A)  concept attainment. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  intelligence.

Question 14

According to Piaget, to properly develop, a child should

Accepted Answer

A)  be isolated. 
B)  interact with the environment. 
C)  be mentored. 
D)  be monitored. 
A)  be isolated. 
B)  interact with the environment. 
C)  be mentored. 
D)  be monitored.

Question 15

The relationship between categories and rules is as follows:

Accepted Answer

A)  Categories have no rules. 
B)  Only some categories have rules. 
C)  Rules for categories are societal. 
D)  Categories are rules. 
A)  Categories have no rules. 
B)  Only some categories have rules. 
C)  Rules for categories are societal. 
D)  Categories are rules.

Question 16

According to Bruner, the goal of cognitive psychology is to understand

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic structure. 
B)  stimuli. 
C)  information processing. 
D)  the mind and how it achieves meaning. 
A)  genetic structure. 
B)  stimuli. 
C)  information processing. 
D)  the mind and how it achieves meaning.

Question 17

Which of the following involves a transition from prelogical, egocentric thinking to more fully regulated thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconceptual substage 
B)  formal operations 
C)  preoperational stage 
D)  concrete operations 
A)  preconceptual substage 
B)  formal operations 
C)  preoperational stage 
D)  concrete operations

A prototype of "abstraction" is which of the following ways of describing abstraction?

A later evaluation of Piaget's theory concluded that he

Piaget refers to an inborn ability as

Which of the following is not a difference between cognitivism and behaviorism?

According to Vygotsky, a key element in developing logical thought is:

Conversing with a fellow airline passenger on a flight to Europe, it is discovered that the passenger is an American, from California, residing in the Bay Area, in the East Bay, in Berkeley, on Benvenue Avenue. The following is descriptive of this information:

Piaget's equilibration is a

Which of the following is true of Piaget's theory?

Which of the following concepts in Piaget's theory relates to logical thought?

Referring to a whale as a mammal is an example of

According to Bruner, cognitive psychology research is limited by its scientific paradigm of

Piaget's méthode clinique refers to his

A child's desire to be like a sports hero illustrates

According to Piaget, to properly develop, a child should

The relationship between categories and rules is as follows:

According to Bruner, the goal of cognitive psychology is to understand

Which of the following involves a transition from prelogical, egocentric thinking to more fully regulated thinking?

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

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Exam 7: Three Cognitive Theories: Bruner, Piaget, and Vygotsky

A prototype of "abstraction" is which of the following ways of describing abstraction?

A later evaluation of Piaget's theory concluded that he

Piaget refers to an inborn ability as

Which of the following is not a difference between cognitivism and behaviorism?

According to Vygotsky, a key element in developing logical thought is:

Conversing with a fellow airline passenger on a flight to Europe, it is discovered that the passenger is an American, from California, residing in the Bay Area, in the East Bay, in Berkeley, on Benvenue Avenue. The following is descriptive of this information:

Piaget's equilibration is a

Which of the following is true of Piaget's theory?

Which of the following concepts in Piaget's theory relates to logical thought?

Referring to a whale as a mammal is an example of

According to Bruner, cognitive psychology research is limited by its scientific paradigm of

Piaget's méthode clinique refers to his

A child's desire to be like a sports hero illustrates

According to Piaget, to properly develop, a child should

The relationship between categories and rules is as follows:

According to Bruner, the goal of cognitive psychology is to understand

Which of the following involves a transition from prelogical, egocentric thinking to more fully regulated thinking?

Human Learning

Early Behaviorism: Pavlov, Watson, and Guthrie

The Effects of Behavior: Thorndike and Hull

Operant Conditioning: Skinners Radical Behaviorism

Evolutionary Psychology: Learning, Biology, and the Brain

A Transition to Modern Cognitivism: Hebb, Tolman, and the Gestaltists

Symbolic Models of the Mind and Neural Networks

Learning and Remembering

Motivation

Social Learning: Banduras Social Cognitive Theory

Summary, Synthesis, and Integration

Filters