Question 1

Which statement best describes Piaget's theory on intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Intelligence develops as the result of classical conditioning. 
B) Intelligence develops as the result of interactions between biologically based individuals and their interaction with an environment. 
C) Intelligence is solely the product of biological maturation. 
D) Intelligence is solely the product of experience. 
A) Intelligence develops as the result of classical conditioning. 
B) Intelligence develops as the result of interactions between biologically based individuals and their interaction with an environment. 
C) Intelligence is solely the product of biological maturation. 
D) Intelligence is solely the product of experience. B

Question 2

A teenager's difficulty in differentiating his own thoughts and feelings from those of other people is called adolescent

Accepted Answer

A) class inclusion. 
B) reversibility. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) décalage. 
A) class inclusion. 
B) reversibility. 
C) egocentrism. 
D) décalage. C

Question 3

A hallmark achievement of concrete operational thought is being able to

Accepted Answer

A) solve object permanence tasks. 
B) solve conservation tasks. 
C) solve hypothetical problems. 
D) use relativistic thinking. 
A) solve object permanence tasks. 
B) solve conservation tasks. 
C) solve hypothetical problems. 
D) use relativistic thinking. B

Question 4

An absolutist believes that truth

Accepted Answer

A) lies in the nature of reality, and that there is only one truth. 
B) is relative to the experiences of the thinker . 
C) does not exist. 
D) is stranger than fiction. 
A) lies in the nature of reality, and that there is only one truth. 
B) is relative to the experiences of the thinker . 
C) does not exist. 
D) is stranger than fiction.

Question 5

The phenomenon of the _____ occurs when an individual confuses her own thoughts with those of a hypothesized group of people.

Accepted Answer

A) A not B error 
B) personal fable 
C) imaginary audience 
D) class inclusion 
A) A not B error 
B) personal fable 
C) imaginary audience 
D) class inclusion

Question 6

Concerning mental actions, concrete operations are to formal operations as

Accepted Answer

A) objects are to ideas. 
B) knowing is to doing. 
C) imagined is to real. 
D) centration is to decentration. 
A) objects are to ideas. 
B) knowing is to doing. 
C) imagined is to real. 
D) centration is to decentration.

Question 7

Assimilation is best defined as the process in which

Accepted Answer

A) a conditioned stimulus becomes an unconditioned stimulus. 
B) multiple schemas are combined into a single scheme. 
C) we interpret new experiences in terms of existing schemas or cognitive structures. 
D) the unconscious mind impacts the conscious mind. 
A) a conditioned stimulus becomes an unconditioned stimulus. 
B) multiple schemas are combined into a single scheme. 
C) we interpret new experiences in terms of existing schemas or cognitive structures. 
D) the unconscious mind impacts the conscious mind.

Question 8

Which would NOT typically be on a list of the characteristics of postformal thought?

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding that knowledge is relative 
B) Accepting that the world is full of contradictions 
C) Rejecting input from others as it will taint the truth 
D) Integrating contradictions in some larger understanding 
A) Understanding that knowledge is relative 
B) Accepting that the world is full of contradictions 
C) Rejecting input from others as it will taint the truth 
D) Integrating contradictions in some larger understanding

Question 9

A true sense of curiosity and novelty first emerge during the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) secondary circular reactions 
B) coordination of secondary schemes 
C) tertiary circular reactions 
D) beginning of thought 
A) secondary circular reactions 
B) coordination of secondary schemes 
C) tertiary circular reactions 
D) beginning of thought

Question 10

Vygotsky saw private speech in toddlers as a sign of cognitive maturity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Having imaginary companions in childhood is associated with advanced social development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For the first time in his young life, Nemo is able to look at photos of aquatic animals and classify them as mammals or fish. He is also able to order them from smallest to largest. These skills indicate that Nemo has likely just entered the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operations 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operations 
A) formal operations 
B) sensorimotor 
C) preoperational 
D) concrete operations

Question 13

Which cognitive skill would a formal operations thinker possess that a concrete operational thinker would lack?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
B) Seriation 
C) Transformational thought 
D) Class inclusion 
A) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning 
B) Seriation 
C) Transformational thought 
D) Class inclusion

Question 14

Some theorists have proposed the existence of a stage of cognitive development beyond the highest level proposed by Piaget. This hypothesized level of thinking is referred to as _____ thought.

Accepted Answer

A) private 
B) hypothetical 
C) postformal 
D) decontextualized 
A) private 
B) hypothetical 
C) postformal 
D) decontextualized

Question 15

Toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy are better at some object permanence tasks than non-disabled children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why might perceptual salience lead a child not to believe in the Easter Bunny?

Accepted Answer

A) The fact that Easter is a holiday 
B) The fact that it would be impossible for one rabbit to deliver millions of eggs in one night 
C) The fact that eggs come from chickens 
D) The fact that Easter eggs come in many colors 
A) The fact that Easter is a holiday 
B) The fact that it would be impossible for one rabbit to deliver millions of eggs in one night 
C) The fact that eggs come from chickens 
D) The fact that Easter eggs come in many colors

Question 17

What are the zone of proximal development, guided participation, and scaffolding, and how are they related?

Accepted Answer

The zone of proximal development, guided

Question 18

Franco is enjoying a fine lunch in his high chair. He picks up a handful of spaghetti and stuffs it in his mouth. Next, he picks up two handfuls and shoves them in his ears. The next handful goes in his hair, and the one after that is casually thrown on the floor. As his motivation appears to be simply the novelty of each of these acts, Franco's behavior would best be categorized as a

Accepted Answer

A) secondary circular reaction. 
B) primary circular reaction. 
C) tertiary circular reaction. 
D) beginning of thought. 
A) secondary circular reaction. 
B) primary circular reaction. 
C) tertiary circular reaction. 
D) beginning of thought.

Question 19

Imaginary companions are most likely to first develop during the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operations 
B) concrete operations 
C) sensorimotor 
D) preoperational 
A) formal operations 
B) concrete operations 
C) sensorimotor 
D) preoperational

Question 20

Most 10-year-olds would be in Piaget's _____ operations stage of development.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most 10-year-olds would be in Piaget's _____...

Which statement best describes Piaget's theory on intelligence?

A teenager's difficulty in differentiating his own thoughts and feelings from those of other people is called adolescent

A hallmark achievement of concrete operational thought is being able to

An absolutist believes that truth

The phenomenon of the _____ occurs when an individual confuses her own thoughts with those of a hypothesized group of people.

Concerning mental actions, concrete operations are to formal operations as

Assimilation is best defined as the process in which

Which would NOT typically be on a list of the characteristics of postformal thought?

A true sense of curiosity and novelty first emerge during the _____ stage of development.

Vygotsky saw private speech in toddlers as a sign of cognitive maturity.

Having imaginary companions in childhood is associated with advanced social development.

For the first time in his young life, Nemo is able to look at photos of aquatic animals and classify them as mammals or fish. He is also able to order them from smallest to largest. These skills indicate that Nemo has likely just entered the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Which cognitive skill would a formal operations thinker possess that a concrete operational thinker would lack?

Some theorists have proposed the existence of a stage of cognitive development beyond the highest level proposed by Piaget. This hypothesized level of thinking is referred to as _____ thought.

Toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy are better at some object permanence tasks than non-disabled children.

Why might perceptual salience lead a child not to believe in the Easter Bunny?

What are the zone of proximal development, guided participation, and scaffolding, and how are they related?

Imaginary companions are most likely to first develop during the _____ stage of development.

Most 10-year-olds would be in Piaget's _____ operations stage of development.

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Which statement best describes Piaget's theory on intelligence?

A teenager's difficulty in differentiating his own thoughts and feelings from those of other people is called adolescent

A hallmark achievement of concrete operational thought is being able to

An absolutist believes that truth

The phenomenon of the _____ occurs when an individual confuses her own thoughts with those of a hypothesized group of people.

Concerning mental actions, concrete operations are to formal operations as

Assimilation is best defined as the process in which

Which would NOT typically be on a list of the characteristics of postformal thought?

A true sense of curiosity and novelty first emerge during the _____ stage of development.

Vygotsky saw private speech in toddlers as a sign of cognitive maturity.

Having imaginary companions in childhood is associated with advanced social development.

For the first time in his young life, Nemo is able to look at photos of aquatic animals and classify them as mammals or fish. He is also able to order them from smallest to largest. These skills indicate that Nemo has likely just entered the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Which cognitive skill would a formal operations thinker possess that a concrete operational thinker would lack?

Some theorists have proposed the existence of a stage of cognitive development beyond the highest level proposed by Piaget. This hypothesized level of thinking is referred to as _____ thought.

Toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy are better at some object permanence tasks than non-disabled children.

Why might perceptual salience lead a child not to believe in the Easter Bunny?

What are the zone of proximal development, guided participation, and scaffolding, and how are they related?

Imaginary companions are most likely to first develop during the _____ stage of development.

Most 10-year-olds would be in Piaget's _____ operations stage of development.

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Health and Physical Development

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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