Exam 6: Theories of Cognitive Development

The information-processing approach

Which of the following is characteristic of formal operational thought?

Compared to Piaget's theory,information-processing theory

When formal operational thinkers are faced with a problem such as figuring out what combination of clear liquids will produce a blue liquid,they will

Formal operational thinkers can envision alternate realities and examine their consequences.They can create hypotheses and test them.

Sensory memory

According to Piaget,disequilibrium is a negative state and should be avoided at all costs.

Before you read this question,the name of the Prime Minister of Canada was most likely stored in your

According to an information-processing theorist,which of the following is an explanation for cognitive development?

Discuss assimilation and accommodation and the balance between the two.

When infants begin using ________,they are then able to mentally anticipate consequences rather than having to perform them.

Renee Baillargeon studied object permanence by showing infants possible events and impossible events.In the possible event,a screen rotated until it made contact with a box,at which point it began rotating backwards.In the impossible event,when the rotating screen reached the box,it continued to rotate,the box appeared to disappear,and the box reappeared after the screen rotated past it.She found that 4 ½-month-old infants looked

Assimilation and accommodation are usually in balance,or equilibrium.

In a conservation of liquid experiment,Victoria is shown two identical beakers filled with the same amount of juice.The juice from one of the beakers is poured into a taller,thinner beaker.Victoria now thinks there is more juice in the tall,thin beaker than in the original beaker.Victoria appears to be in Piaget's ________ stage of cognitive development.

Name and describe the three components of mental hardware,as discussed by the information-processing theory.

According to information-processing theorists,mental software consists of

According to Piaget,most infants begin to use symbols at about

Mental structures that allow for organization of information into a coherent whole are called schemas.

Piaget's theory

It is winter and Angelo,who is two years old,needs to get dressed to play outside.Instead of putting his jacket on for him and doing it up,she tells him to put his jacket on himself and only helps him by getting the zipper started.He knows that he must do the rest.As the winter goes on,he learns how to do everything on his own.This is an example of