Question 1

The concepts of scaffolding, private speech, and the zone of proximal development are most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget. 
B)  Vygotsky. 
C)  neo-Piagetian theories. 
D)  the theory of mind. 
A)  Piaget. 
B)  Vygotsky. 
C)  neo-Piagetian theories. 
D)  the theory of mind.

Question 2

Name and describe the three components of mental hardware.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 3

According to Piaget, cognitive development is complete when the __________ period is reached.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Unlike adults, 4-year-old children do not understand that animals grow get physically bigger and more complex, but that inanimate objects do not change in this way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sensory memory

Accepted Answer

A)  holds raw, unanalyzed information. 
B)  is limitless and permanent. 
C)  passes information to long-term memory. 
D)  holds information for many days. 
A)  holds raw, unanalyzed information. 
B)  is limitless and permanent. 
C)  passes information to long-term memory. 
D)  holds information for many days.

Question 6

Core knowledge views cognitive development as an innate capability to easily acquire knowledge in specialized domains of evolutionary importance, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  language. 
B)  knowledge of objects. 
C)  understanding people. 
D)  all of these answers 
A)  language. 
B)  knowledge of objects. 
C)  understanding people. 
D)  all of these answers

Question 7

Infants' early understandings of objects and their principles are known as a naïve theory of physics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The _______________ moves information from working memory to long-term memory, selects strategies that are needed to accomplish particular goals, and performs needed responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  central executive. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  inhibitory processor. 
D)  information processor. 
A)  central executive. 
B)  sensory memory. 
C)  inhibitory processor. 
D)  information processor.

Question 9

Piaget was trained as a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychologist. 
B)  medical doctor. 
C)  biologist. 
D)  neurologist. 
A)  psychologist. 
B)  medical doctor. 
C)  biologist. 
D)  neurologist.

Question 10

Name and briefly describe the five forms of developmental change that occur with age proposed by information-processing theorists.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 11

Infants are incapable of realizing that objects move along connected, continuous paths and that objects cannot move through other objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Piaget, adolescents and adults acquire more knowledge as they grow older, but their fundamental way of thinking remains unchanged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Piaget

Accepted Answer

A)  children will not be curious unless parents provide a stimulating environment. 
B)  children create theories about how the world works. 
C)  children are capable of abstract thought from the time they are born. 
D)  children's thinking is very similar to adult's thinking. 
A)  children will not be curious unless parents provide a stimulating environment. 
B)  children create theories about how the world works. 
C)  children are capable of abstract thought from the time they are born. 
D)  children's thinking is very similar to adult's thinking.

Question 14

Each new stage of cognitive development

Accepted Answer

A)  is fundamentally the same as the previous stage. 
B)  is marked by a distinctive way of thinking about and understanding the world. 
C)  occurs every two years during childhood. 
D)  can be skipped by children who are smarter than their peers. 
A)  is fundamentally the same as the previous stage. 
B)  is marked by a distinctive way of thinking about and understanding the world. 
C)  occurs every two years during childhood. 
D)  can be skipped by children who are smarter than their peers.

Question 15

Preoperational children typically believe that others see the world, both literally and figuratively, exactly as they do, a concept known as egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The concepts of scaffolding, private speech, and the zone of proximal development are most closely associated with

Name and describe the three components of mental hardware.

According to Piaget, cognitive development is complete when the __________ period is reached.

Unlike adults, 4-year-old children do not understand that animals grow get physically bigger and more complex, but that inanimate objects do not change in this way.

Sensory memory

Core knowledge views cognitive development as an innate capability to easily acquire knowledge in specialized domains of evolutionary importance, such as

Infants' early understandings of objects and their principles are known as a naïve theory of physics.

The _______________ moves information from working memory to long-term memory, selects strategies that are needed to accomplish particular goals, and performs needed responses.

Piaget was trained as a

Name and briefly describe the five forms of developmental change that occur with age proposed by information-processing theorists.

Infants are incapable of realizing that objects move along connected, continuous paths and that objects cannot move through other objects.

According to Piaget, adolescents and adults acquire more knowledge as they grow older, but their fundamental way of thinking remains unchanged.

According to Piaget

Each new stage of cognitive development

Preoperational children typically believe that others see the world, both literally and figuratively, exactly as they do, a concept known as egocentrism.

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Exam 6: Theories of Cognitive Development

The concepts of scaffolding, private speech, and the zone of proximal development are most closely associated with

Name and describe the three components of mental hardware.

According to Piaget, cognitive development is complete when the __________ period is reached.

Unlike adults, 4-year-old children do not understand that animals grow get physically bigger and more complex, but that inanimate objects do not change in this way.

Sensory memory

Core knowledge views cognitive development as an innate capability to easily acquire knowledge in specialized domains of evolutionary importance, such as

Infants' early understandings of objects and their principles are known as a naïve theory of physics.

The _______________ moves information from working memory to long-term memory, selects strategies that are needed to accomplish particular goals, and performs needed responses.

Piaget was trained as a

Name and briefly describe the five forms of developmental change that occur with age proposed by information-processing theorists.

Infants are incapable of realizing that objects move along connected, continuous paths and that objects cannot move through other objects.

According to Piaget, adolescents and adults acquire more knowledge as they grow older, but their fundamental way of thinking remains unchanged.

According to Piaget

Each new stage of cognitive development

Preoperational children typically believe that others see the world, both literally and figuratively, exactly as they do, a concept known as egocentrism.

The Science of Child Development

Genetic Bases of Child Development

Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn

Growth and Health

Perceptual and Motor Development

Cognitive Processes and Academic Skills

Intelligence and Individual Differences in Cognition

Language and Communication

Emotional Development

Understanding Self and Others

Moral Understanding and Behavior

Gender and Development

Family Relationships

Influences Beyond the Family

Filters