Exam 4: Section 2: Theories of Cognitive Development

Rami, a 13-month-old, and his mother are playing with a musical toy. Rami's mother shows Rami the toy and then hides it under a blanket. Rami has fun finding the toy under the blanket and then giving it back to his mother. After several rounds of this game, Rami's mother hides the toy behind a pillow instead of under the blanket. Rami will be MOST likely to:

The concept of social scaffolding is MOST similar to the concept of:

According to Piaget, infants of what age begin to show interest in toys, animals, and people beyond their own bodies?

Which theory does NOT address the question of how change occurs?

Information-processing theories place particular emphasis on:

According to Piaget, the time of the most rapid cognitive development is:

Bonnie is a preschooler whose father works outside the home and whose mother stays home with her. On learning that her friend's mother works outside the home, Bonnie is confused because she believes that only fathers work outside the home. Piaget would say that Bonnie is in a state of:

Which approach is especially concerned with how the many facets of the child function as an integrated whole to produce behaviour?

The representation of specific details of objects and events in memory is referred to as:

Devon has just begun to use objects to stand for other objects. For instance, his current favorite game is to pretend to play guitar on a toy golf club. Devon is probably in Piaget's _____ stage.

Which approach to teaching is used in most Canadian schools?

According to information-processing theories, young children have particular difficulty with planning because:

Several times during Carmen's first week of school, she mistakenly opened the closet door when she meant to open the door to the bathroom. The BEST explanation for Carmen's mistake is that Carmen:

According to sociocultural theories, the level at which parents can optimally support children's learning is:

While Sumana is sitting in a high chair at a restaurant with her family, she throws her cracker off the tray and watches as it falls to the ground. Then she throws her spoon off the tray and watches as it falls. Next she throws her peas and her drink off the tray before her family realizes what is happening. What age is Sumana MOST likely to be?

Reflexes are the primary manner of interacting with the world for children of what age?

Myelination and increased connectivity among brain regions contribute to which development with age?

Vygotsky's theory is a type of _____ theory.

The Heathcock, Lobo, and Galloway study described in the text found that preterm infants' reaching appeared to be improved by:

The mutual understanding that people share during communication is referred to as: