Exam 2: Cognitive Development

Jeannie observed rocks sinking in water and said,"I already knew that.All rocks sink." Then she saw a piece of pumice floating on water and was told that pumice is rock.Several days later,she was asked again if rocks sink in water.She replied,"Well,most do." In Piaget's terms,what process did Jeannie use to draw this conclusion?

Corinne has mastered this type of problem: "If the white house is bigger than the blue house,and the blue house is bigger than the red house,is the white house bigger or smaller than the red house?" What stage of Piaget's cognitive theory does this situation best illustrate?

Which one of the following is an example of maturation?

Describe Piaget's theoretical views on cognitive development using and defining the following terms in your answer: organization,adaptation,assimilation,accommodation,equilibration.

Kathleen Berger (2006)refers to the space between what the learner already knows and what he or she is not yet ready to learn as the ________.

Which one of the following statements best reflects Piaget's position on the question of speeding up cognitive development?

Define Vygotsky's zone of proximal development and explain how it relates to the problem of matching cognitive stages with instructional strategies.

Trip,a seventh grader,is having difficulty learning principles of fractions,such as two out of five is 2/5,3/5 is less than 2/3,and so on.While his classmates seem to follow most of the examples given in class and in the textbook,Trip feels overwhelmed and confused by them.He is good at other subjects (such as reading and social studies)but is falling behind rapidly in mathematics.Being familiar with Piaget's stages of development,you suspect that Trip is very concrete in his thinking about mathematical principles compared to many of his classmates. -Based on the above assessment of Trip's situation,what teaching approaches would Piaget's ideas suggest for making the principles of fractions more understandable to Trip?

According to Robbie Case,cognitive development in one domain of thought

Janie was having some difficulty deciding how to organize her defense for the debate competition.She prepared several hypothetical arguments that her opponents might raise,and how she might reply.What cognitive stage of Piaget's theory does this account best illustrate?

According to Vygotsky,a child's cultural development is

The ability to reason abstractly and deductively occurs during the Piagetian stage of ________.

As time goes on,Tina becomes a happier individual,more in touch with life,and content with her situation.This description emphasizes what kind of development for Tina?

If John is introduced to the concept of fractions today,he will not be able to start adding and subtracting them tomorrow.What general principle of development is illustrated?

"Out of sight,out of mind" describes the behavior of children who have not acquired ________.

Understanding of object permanence occurs during the sensorimotor stage.

The role of cultural tools in cognitive development involves,according to Vygotsky,

The support that children use to help them solve problems just beyond their capabilities is called ________.

The last part of the brain to develop fully is the

When a schema produces an unsatisfactory result,a student experiences ________.