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

Ollie the ostrich hears predators approach, so Ollie "hides" by burying his head in the sand. Ollie's behavior reflects his ____ cognition.

The ontogenetic approach to understanding development is like

In Piaget's cognitive theory, adaptation is the outcome of which processes?

A slogan of Piaget's theory of intelligence would be,

Many Russians use the abacus to do daily arithmetic calculations. Vygotsky would consider the abacus to be a

Piaget coined the term ____ to describe developmental inconsistencies in the age of mastery for various types of conservation.

Regarding the relationship between cognition and language, Piaget asserted that

Which of these is NOT a main type of cognition?

Research on animistic thinking shows that

An awareness that the behavior of others is influenced by knowledge, beliefs, and desires is referred to as

Piaget's explanation for horizontal decalage was that

Piaget judged whether infants understood object permanence on the basis of whether

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development were NOT part of Chapter 6's discussion of sensorimotor development?

Deduction, common in mathematics, reasons from

Justin has been asked to consider the consequences of having an extra eye, and where and why it should be placed on the body. Justin looks as the person making this request and says, "That's crazy! You can't have a third eye!" Justin is probably

In Vygotsky's theory, when there is NO zone of proximal development for a particular activity, it implies that

Explain what is meant by theory of mind and when it tends to develop.

List four criticisms that have been raised concerning Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

A slogan of inductive hypothesis testing would be,

Animism is common in preschoolers' thinking; it means that the child