Question 1

Children's stories that make objects or materials come alive with humanlike properties encourage ____ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) mentally seriated 
B) decentrated 
C) egocentric 
D) animistic 
A) mentally seriated 
B) decentrated 
C) egocentric 
D) animistic

Question 2

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) can be applied to Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural theory.

Accepted Answer

Consider first the theme of the active c

Question 3

Beanpole plays basketball. During the past month, his arm has grown an inch, and he overshoots. His error reflects ____ of the shooting scheme.

Accepted Answer

A) hypothetico-deductive reasoning 
B) deferred imitation 
C) assimilation 
D) accommodation 
A) hypothetico-deductive reasoning 
B) deferred imitation 
C) assimilation 
D) accommodation

Question 4

By phone, an expert first chats with a user to assess her knowledge and then gives advice at the appropriate level for her. This adjusted tutoring resembles Vygotsky's

Accepted Answer

A) context-independent learning. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) centration. 
A) context-independent learning. 
B) deferred imitation. 
C) scaffolding. 
D) centration.

Question 5

____ is demonstrated in a liquid conservation test by pouring the liquid back into its first container.

Accepted Answer

A) Reversibility 
B) Mental seriation 
C) Cereal processing 
D) Context-dependent transitivity 
A) Reversibility 
B) Mental seriation 
C) Cereal processing 
D) Context-dependent transitivity

Question 6

What is "circular" about a Piagetian circular reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) The path of the eye movements resembles a circle. 
B) The path of a limb's movements resembles a circle. 
C) "Circular" means that the action is repetitious. 
D) The action helps attract circular stimuli to the senses. 
A) The path of the eye movements resembles a circle. 
B) The path of a limb's movements resembles a circle. 
C) "Circular" means that the action is repetitious. 
D) The action helps attract circular stimuli to the senses.

Question 7

Describe Vygotsky's process of "scaffolding," and give an example of how it might be applied.

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky's process of "scaffolding" refe

Question 8

Cuddles is a beagle who bites her toy rubber cat repeatedly to hear the "meow" sound it makes. This illustrates the Piagetian principle called

Accepted Answer

A) predatory sensorimotor practice. 
B) secondary circular reaction. 
C) tertiary circular reaction. 
D) feline prey symbolism. 
A) predatory sensorimotor practice. 
B) secondary circular reaction. 
C) tertiary circular reaction. 
D) feline prey symbolism.

Question 9

Professor Pompous talks to children about how they solve puzzles. The course of questioning is modified, depending on the child's earlier answers. Pompous's approach resembles Piaget's ____ method.

Accepted Answer

A) representational insight 
B) proximally decentrated 
C) epistemological 
D) clinical 
A) representational insight 
B) proximally decentrated 
C) epistemological 
D) clinical

Question 10

The appreciation of humor has been hypothesized to be a function of children's level of cognitive development-specifically, their ability to deal with

Accepted Answer

A) puns. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) symbols. 
D) scaffolding. 
A) puns. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) symbols. 
D) scaffolding.

Question 11

When a young preschooler is tested in Piaget's three-mountain task, she will think that the person seated on the other side of the table

Accepted Answer

A) sees the mountains with a unique perspective. 
B) sees the same view of the mountains as she does. 
C) cannot see anything if the other person is tall. 
D) may have fantasies that the mountains have become alive. 
A) sees the mountains with a unique perspective. 
B) sees the same view of the mountains as she does. 
C) cannot see anything if the other person is tall. 
D) may have fantasies that the mountains have become alive.

Question 12

A negative result of formal-operational thinking is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) enhanced awareness of the logical inconsistencies in one's surroundings that can foster rebelliousness. 
B) unquestioning willingness to obey rules, even when human rights are violated by those rules. 
C) narrowly focused concern with one's own interests. 
D) tendency to make intuitive judgments based on hunches. 
A) enhanced awareness of the logical inconsistencies in one's surroundings that can foster rebelliousness. 
B) unquestioning willingness to obey rules, even when human rights are violated by those rules. 
C) narrowly focused concern with one's own interests. 
D) tendency to make intuitive judgments based on hunches.

Question 13

DeLoache (and colleagues) conducted a number of research studies designed to map the development of children's symbolic abilities during the preschool years. Describe the basic findings from these studies.

Accepted Answer

DeLoache and her colleagues conducted se

Question 14

Describe the two painful consequences to emergence of formal operations that were identified by Elkind.

Accepted Answer

The two painful consequences to the emer

Question 15

In Piaget's theory, CENTRATION is to DECENTRATION as ____ is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ONE :: MANY 
B) PHYLOGENETIC :: ONTOGENETIC 
C) PUBLICITY :: SECRECY 
D) NATURE :: NURTURE 
A) ONE :: MANY 
B) PHYLOGENETIC :: ONTOGENETIC 
C) PUBLICITY :: SECRECY 
D) NATURE :: NURTURE

Question 16

A stage magician demonstrates ____ by sawing his assistant in half and then restoring her to the way that she originally was.

Accepted Answer

A) a tertiary circular reaction 
B) split-half reliability 
C) an ontogenetic split 
D) reversibility 
A) a tertiary circular reaction 
B) split-half reliability 
C) an ontogenetic split 
D) reversibility

Question 17

An overall slogan of Vygotsky's theory would be,

Accepted Answer

A) "The child discovers knowledge." 
B) "The child develops among others." 
C) "Innate competencies unfold with maturation." 
D) "Behavioral reinforcers guide the child's development." 
A) "The child discovers knowledge." 
B) "The child develops among others." 
C) "Innate competencies unfold with maturation." 
D) "Behavioral reinforcers guide the child's development."

Question 18

Explain how children's appreciation of humor is tied to their ability to deal with symbols.

Accepted Answer

Children's appreciation of humor is tied

Question 19

According to Piaget, the constructivism of the child's thinking means that

Accepted Answer

A) the child builds understanding via active discovery. 
B) assimilation speeds learning, while accommodation retards learning. 
C) passive experience builds up knowledge quickly. 
D) circular reactions are round movement sequences. 
A) the child builds understanding via active discovery. 
B) assimilation speeds learning, while accommodation retards learning. 
C) passive experience builds up knowledge quickly. 
D) circular reactions are round movement sequences.

Question 20

The child's capacity for social play ____ throughout the preoperational stage.

Accepted Answer

A) declines 
B) increases 
C) remains stable at a low level 
D) remains stable at a high level 
A) declines 
B) increases 
C) remains stable at a low level 
D) remains stable at a high level

Children's stories that make objects or materials come alive with humanlike properties encourage ____ thinking.

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) can be applied to Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural theory.

Beanpole plays basketball. During the past month, his arm has grown an inch, and he overshoots. His error reflects ____ of the shooting scheme.

By phone, an expert first chats with a user to assess her knowledge and then gives advice at the appropriate level for her. This adjusted tutoring resembles Vygotsky's

____ is demonstrated in a liquid conservation test by pouring the liquid back into its first container.

What is "circular" about a Piagetian circular reaction?

Describe Vygotsky's process of "scaffolding," and give an example of how it might be applied.

Cuddles is a beagle who bites her toy rubber cat repeatedly to hear the "meow" sound it makes. This illustrates the Piagetian principle called

Professor Pompous talks to children about how they solve puzzles. The course of questioning is modified, depending on the child's earlier answers. Pompous's approach resembles Piaget's ____ method.

The appreciation of humor has been hypothesized to be a function of children's level of cognitive development-specifically, their ability to deal with

When a young preschooler is tested in Piaget's three-mountain task, she will think that the person seated on the other side of the table

A negative result of formal-operational thinking is a(n)

DeLoache (and colleagues) conducted a number of research studies designed to map the development of children's symbolic abilities during the preschool years. Describe the basic findings from these studies.

Describe the two painful consequences to emergence of formal operations that were identified by Elkind.

In Piaget's theory, CENTRATION is to DECENTRATION as is to .

A stage magician demonstrates ____ by sawing his assistant in half and then restoring her to the way that she originally was.

An overall slogan of Vygotsky's theory would be,

Explain how children's appreciation of humor is tied to their ability to deal with symbols.

According to Piaget, the constructivism of the child's thinking means that

The child's capacity for social play ____ throughout the preoperational stage.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

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Exam 6: Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Children's stories that make objects or materials come alive with humanlike properties encourage ____ thinking.

Describe how the developmental themes from the text (active-passive; continuity-discontinuity; holistic; and nature-nurture) can be applied to Vygotsky's theory of sociocultural theory.

Beanpole plays basketball. During the past month, his arm has grown an inch, and he overshoots. His error reflects ____ of the shooting scheme.

By phone, an expert first chats with a user to assess her knowledge and then gives advice at the appropriate level for her. This adjusted tutoring resembles Vygotsky's

____ is demonstrated in a liquid conservation test by pouring the liquid back into its first container.

What is "circular" about a Piagetian circular reaction?

Describe Vygotsky's process of "scaffolding," and give an example of how it might be applied.

Cuddles is a beagle who bites her toy rubber cat repeatedly to hear the "meow" sound it makes. This illustrates the Piagetian principle called

Professor Pompous talks to children about how they solve puzzles. The course of questioning is modified, depending on the child's earlier answers. Pompous's approach resembles Piaget's ____ method.

The appreciation of humor has been hypothesized to be a function of children's level of cognitive development-specifically, their ability to deal with

When a young preschooler is tested in Piaget's three-mountain task, she will think that the person seated on the other side of the table

A negative result of formal-operational thinking is a(n)

DeLoache (and colleagues) conducted a number of research studies designed to map the development of children's symbolic abilities during the preschool years. Describe the basic findings from these studies.

Describe the two painful consequences to emergence of formal operations that were identified by Elkind.

In Piaget's theory, CENTRATION is to DECENTRATION as ____ is to ____.

A stage magician demonstrates ____ by sawing his assistant in half and then restoring her to the way that she originally was.

An overall slogan of Vygotsky's theory would be,

Explain how children's appreciation of humor is tied to their ability to deal with symbols.

According to Piaget, the constructivism of the child's thinking means that

The child's capacity for social play ____ throughout the preoperational stage.

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

Filters

In Piaget's theory, CENTRATION is to DECENTRATION as is to .