Question 1

In her experiment in which a toy is hidden in both a room and a scale model, Judy DeLoache found that

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A) three-year-olds and two-and-a-half-year-olds successfully used the model. 
B) children of neither age were successful in using the model. 
C) older children, but not younger children, were successful. 
D) younger children, but not older children, were successful. 
A) three-year-olds and two-and-a-half-year-olds successfully used the model. 
B) children of neither age were successful in using the model. 
C) older children, but not younger children, were successful. 
D) younger children, but not older children, were successful.

Question 2

According to Piaget's theory, infants coordinate the information they gather through their senses with their motor behavior during the ____ stage of cognitive development.

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A) concrete operations 
B) sensorimotor stage 
C) formal operations 
D) fetal 
A) concrete operations 
B) sensorimotor stage 
C) formal operations 
D) fetal

Question 3

Theorist Jean Piaget's academic background was focused in these two subjects:

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A) statistics and experimental design. 
B) animal husbandry and crop science. 
C) epistemology and zoology. 
D) chemistry and astronomy. 
A) statistics and experimental design. 
B) animal husbandry and crop science. 
C) epistemology and zoology. 
D) chemistry and astronomy.

Question 4

In DeLoache's study on the use of a room-scale model, younger children (age two and a half years) did poorly because

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A) their memory was bad, and they forgot where the toy was. 
B) they did not initially notice where the toy was hidden. 
C) strangers distracted them during the task. 
D) they did not understand that the model was a symbolic representation of the large room. 
A) their memory was bad, and they forgot where the toy was. 
B) they did not initially notice where the toy was hidden. 
C) strangers distracted them during the task. 
D) they did not understand that the model was a symbolic representation of the large room.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns that cross-cultural research on Piaget has revealed?

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A) There are no substantial cultural differences in the order in which children attain stages of development. 
B) There are minor cultural differences in the ages at which children attain developmental milestones. 
C) There are cultural differences in whether formal-operational abilities are achieved by adolescents and adults. 
D) There are no cultural differences in what stages of cognitive development exist. 
A) There are no substantial cultural differences in the order in which children attain stages of development. 
B) There are minor cultural differences in the ages at which children attain developmental milestones. 
C) There are cultural differences in whether formal-operational abilities are achieved by adolescents and adults. 
D) There are no cultural differences in what stages of cognitive development exist.

Question 6

Hala and Chandler found that two-and-a-half to five-year-olds delight in deceiving a second player in a treasure-hunt game by destroying evidence of the location of the treasure or by laying down false trails. These results

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A) contradict Piaget's claim that preschoolers are incapable of perspective-taking. 
B) support Piaget's claim that preschoolers are incapable of perspective-taking. 
C) are irrelevant to the issue of preschoolers' perspective-taking capability. 
D) support Piaget's view that perspective-taking first emerges during the sensorimotor stage. 
A) contradict Piaget's claim that preschoolers are incapable of perspective-taking. 
B) support Piaget's claim that preschoolers are incapable of perspective-taking. 
C) are irrelevant to the issue of preschoolers' perspective-taking capability. 
D) support Piaget's view that perspective-taking first emerges during the sensorimotor stage.

Question 7

For Rogoff, guided participation is often an alternative to learning

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A) culturally relevant practices. 
B) when scaffolds have collapsed. 
C) out of context in schools. 
D) practical skills. 
A) culturally relevant practices. 
B) when scaffolds have collapsed. 
C) out of context in schools. 
D) practical skills.

Question 8

Carrie is an infant in Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Her parents will know that her object concept is fully mature when Carrie searches for objects

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A) that are only partly concealed. 
B) that she sees being totally covered. 
C) in the locations where they were last seen. 
D) that were invisibly moved from where she last saw them. 
A) that are only partly concealed. 
B) that she sees being totally covered. 
C) in the locations where they were last seen. 
D) that were invisibly moved from where she last saw them.

Question 9

Researchers have found a link between the amount of cooperative social play a child engages in with a sibling or parent and later ability to

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A) understand other people's feelings and beliefs. 
B) make good career choices for oneself. 
C) regulate one's emotional responses. 
D) solve formal-operational problems. 
A) understand other people's feelings and beliefs. 
B) make good career choices for oneself. 
C) regulate one's emotional responses. 
D) solve formal-operational problems.

Question 10

Young preschoolers may become frightened by Halloween masks and costumes because they

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A) tend to get lost in the zone of proximal development. 
B) do not yet understand the appearance/reality distinction. 
C) are context-dependent in their thinking. 
D) are often teased by older children. 
A) tend to get lost in the zone of proximal development. 
B) do not yet understand the appearance/reality distinction. 
C) are context-dependent in their thinking. 
D) are often teased by older children.

Question 11

The ease with which a language represents numbers qualifies the language as a(n) ____ in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

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A) animistic decentrated operation 
B) tool of intellectual adaptation 
C) zone of proximal development 
D) tertiary circular reaction 
A) animistic decentrated operation 
B) tool of intellectual adaptation 
C) zone of proximal development 
D) tertiary circular reaction

Question 12

Scruffy's dad is upset over some sad news, so he cries. Five-year-old Scruffy gives his teddy bear to his dad to hold and tells him that he will feel better if he hugs teddy. This illustrates Piaget's principle of

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A) egocentrism. 
B) decentrated emotionality. 
C) a cognitive self-guidance system. 
D) precausal or transductive reasoning. 
A) egocentrism. 
B) decentrated emotionality. 
C) a cognitive self-guidance system. 
D) precausal or transductive reasoning.

Question 13

The idea that the number-naming systems used in a particular language can influence early mathematical competence provides support for Vygotsky's views regarding

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A) the zone of proximal development. 
B) cultural differences in the tools for intellectual adaptation. 
C) guided participation. 
D) stage development. 
A) the zone of proximal development. 
B) cultural differences in the tools for intellectual adaptation. 
C) guided participation. 
D) stage development.

Question 14

Explain what is meant by the term "horizontal decalage."

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Horizontal decalage refers to the concep

Question 15

Centration tends to ____ conservation.

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A) facilitate 
B) interfere with 
C) have no effect on 
D) silence the private speech of 
A) facilitate 
B) interfere with 
C) have no effect on 
D) silence the private speech of

Question 16

Piaget's clinical method for research resembles

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A) a literature review. 
B) the correlational method. 
C) experimentation. 
D) interviewing. 
A) a literature review. 
B) the correlational method. 
C) experimentation. 
D) interviewing.

Question 17

A child who makes the "A-not-B error" with hidden/lost objects will

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A) search at the place where the object was last seen. 
B) fail to do any search for the missing object. 
C) start to search, then promptly quit. 
D) search for a hidden object where she previously found it even after she saw it get moved to a new location. 
A) search at the place where the object was last seen. 
B) fail to do any search for the missing object. 
C) start to search, then promptly quit. 
D) search for a hidden object where she previously found it even after she saw it get moved to a new location.

Question 18

Skillfully accurate seriation emerges during the

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A) preconceptual period of the preoperational stage. 
B) intuitive period of the preoperational stage. 
C) concrete-operational stage. 
D) formal-operational stage. 
A) preconceptual period of the preoperational stage. 
B) intuitive period of the preoperational stage. 
C) concrete-operational stage. 
D) formal-operational stage.

Question 19

Piaget's estimates of preschoolers' abilities

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A) overestimated their capabilities. 
B) underestimated their capabilities. 
C) accurately estimated their capabilities. 
D) were qualitatively inaccurate because of Piaget's overreliance on animals. 
A) overestimated their capabilities. 
B) underestimated their capabilities. 
C) accurately estimated their capabilities. 
D) were qualitatively inaccurate because of Piaget's overreliance on animals.

Question 20

Piaget's four developmental stages

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A) differ qualitatively from each other. 
B) are voluntarily chosen by the child's parents. 
C) are experienced in different sequences by children. 
D) can be skipped in instances where the child is a precocious early achiever. 
A) differ qualitatively from each other. 
B) are voluntarily chosen by the child's parents. 
C) are experienced in different sequences by children. 
D) can be skipped in instances where the child is a precocious early achiever.

In her experiment in which a toy is hidden in both a room and a scale model, Judy DeLoache found that

According to Piaget's theory, infants coordinate the information they gather through their senses with their motor behavior during the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Theorist Jean Piaget's academic background was focused in these two subjects:

In DeLoache's study on the use of a room-scale model, younger children (age two and a half years) did poorly because

Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns that cross-cultural research on Piaget has revealed?

Hala and Chandler found that two-and-a-half to five-year-olds delight in deceiving a second player in a treasure-hunt game by destroying evidence of the location of the treasure or by laying down false trails. These results

For Rogoff, guided participation is often an alternative to learning

Carrie is an infant in Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Her parents will know that her object concept is fully mature when Carrie searches for objects

Researchers have found a link between the amount of cooperative social play a child engages in with a sibling or parent and later ability to

Young preschoolers may become frightened by Halloween masks and costumes because they

The ease with which a language represents numbers qualifies the language as a(n) ____ in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

Scruffy's dad is upset over some sad news, so he cries. Five-year-old Scruffy gives his teddy bear to his dad to hold and tells him that he will feel better if he hugs teddy. This illustrates Piaget's principle of

The idea that the number-naming systems used in a particular language can influence early mathematical competence provides support for Vygotsky's views regarding

Explain what is meant by the term "horizontal decalage."

Centration tends to ____ conservation.

Piaget's clinical method for research resembles

A child who makes the "A-not-B error" with hidden/lost objects will

Skillfully accurate seriation emerges during the

Piaget's estimates of preschoolers' abilities

Piaget's four developmental stages

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Development of Language and Communication Skills

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

In her experiment in which a toy is hidden in both a room and a scale model, Judy DeLoache found that

According to Piaget's theory, infants coordinate the information they gather through their senses with their motor behavior during the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Theorist Jean Piaget's academic background was focused in these two subjects:

In DeLoache's study on the use of a room-scale model, younger children (age two and a half years) did poorly because

Which of the following is NOT one of the patterns that cross-cultural research on Piaget has revealed?

Hala and Chandler found that two-and-a-half to five-year-olds delight in deceiving a second player in a treasure-hunt game by destroying evidence of the location of the treasure or by laying down false trails. These results

For Rogoff, guided participation is often an alternative to learning

Carrie is an infant in Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Her parents will know that her object concept is fully mature when Carrie searches for objects

Researchers have found a link between the amount of cooperative social play a child engages in with a sibling or parent and later ability to

Young preschoolers may become frightened by Halloween masks and costumes because they

The ease with which a language represents numbers qualifies the language as a(n) ____ in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory.

Scruffy's dad is upset over some sad news, so he cries. Five-year-old Scruffy gives his teddy bear to his dad to hold and tells him that he will feel better if he hugs teddy. This illustrates Piaget's principle of

The idea that the number-naming systems used in a particular language can influence early mathematical competence provides support for Vygotsky's views regarding

Explain what is meant by the term "horizontal decalage."

Centration tends to ____ conservation.

Piaget's clinical method for research resembles

A child who makes the "A-not-B error" with hidden/lost objects will

Skillfully accurate seriation emerges during the

Piaget's estimates of preschoolers' abilities

Piaget's four developmental stages

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

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