A) stimulated research in the area of cognitive development. B) viewed children as playing a passive role in their development. C) does not provide useful ideas for fostering children's development. D) has not had a lasting impact on the field of child development research. A) stimulated research in the area of cognitive development. B) viewed children as playing a passive role in their development. C) does not provide useful ideas for fostering children's development. D) has not had a lasting impact on the field of child development research.

Exam 6: Theories of Cognitive Development

Two children are asked the following question: If you could jump into a swimming pool filled with any substance, what substance would you want the pool to be filled with? Vincent answers: "Water - that's what pools are filled with." Ted, on the other hand, answers: "Cool - I would want the pool filled with red Jello." Which of the following statements is correct regarding Vincent and Ted?

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Question 81

Piaget used __________ experiments to see whether children realized that characteristics of objects remained the same despite changes in physical appearance.

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Question 82

Information-processing theorists believe that the development of thinking is a result of

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Question 83

Name and briefly describe the six key elements of children's naïve theories of biology.

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Question 84

Piaget's theory

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Compared to an older child, a younger child is likely to use problem-solving strategies that are

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Question 86

Scaffolding matches the amount of assistance to the learner's needs.

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Question 87

According to the sociocultural perspective, children are products of their culture.

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Question 88

Vygotsky viewed inner speech as an intermediate step toward self-regulation of cognitive skills.

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Question 89

Describe the development of object permanence.

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Question 90

A child coloring in a coloring book says out loud to herself, "Stay inside the lines. Water is blue and the fish are red." This is an example of

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Question 91

Concrete operational children are able to reverse their thinking, which allows them to perform conservation tasks that preoperational children cannot.

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Question 92

Piaget claimed that understanding of objects develops slowly, however, modern researchers have shown that babies understand objects much earlier than Piaget claimed.

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Question 93

________________ propose(s) distinctive domains of knowledge, some of which are acquired very early in life.

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Question 94

Compared to younger children, older children

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Question 95

What are some commonly accepted weaknesses of Piaget's theory?

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Question 96

Which of the following is an implication of Piaget's theory for teaching practices?

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Question 97

Information-processing theorists believe one reason older children outperform younger children cognitively is that older children

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Question 98

According to Vygotsky, development is optimal when

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How do children learn more effective problem-solving strategies?

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Piaget used __________ experiments to see whether children realized that characteristics of objects remained the same despite changes in physical appearance.

Information-processing theorists believe that the development of thinking is a result of

Name and briefly describe the six key elements of children's naïve theories of biology.

Piaget's theory

Compared to an older child, a younger child is likely to use problem-solving strategies that are

Scaffolding matches the amount of assistance to the learner's needs.

According to the sociocultural perspective, children are products of their culture.

Vygotsky viewed inner speech as an intermediate step toward self-regulation of cognitive skills.

Describe the development of object permanence.

A child coloring in a coloring book says out loud to herself, "Stay inside the lines. Water is blue and the fish are red." This is an example of

Concrete operational children are able to reverse their thinking, which allows them to perform conservation tasks that preoperational children cannot.

Piaget claimed that understanding of objects develops slowly, however, modern researchers have shown that babies understand objects much earlier than Piaget claimed.

________________ propose(s) distinctive domains of knowledge, some of which are acquired very early in life.

Compared to younger children, older children

What are some commonly accepted weaknesses of Piaget's theory?

Which of the following is an implication of Piaget's theory for teaching practices?

Information-processing theorists believe one reason older children outperform younger children cognitively is that older children

According to Vygotsky, development is optimal when

How do children learn more effective problem-solving strategies?

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