Question 1

Children make the transition from Piaget's preoperational to concrete operational stage at around _____ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  12 
A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  7 
D)  12

Question 2

Which aspect of Piaget's theory is LEAST likely to be considered an asset by current cognitive developmentalists?

Accepted Answer

A)  integrated depiction of cognitive development from birth through adolescence 
B)  observations of age-related changes in children's behaviour 
C)  tasks for testing children's abilities at different ages 
D)  the exact ages at which children are able to complete cognitive tasks 
A)  integrated depiction of cognitive development from birth through adolescence 
B)  observations of age-related changes in children's behaviour 
C)  tasks for testing children's abilities at different ages 
D)  the exact ages at which children are able to complete cognitive tasks

Question 3

Centration refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  perceiving the world solely from one's own point of view. 
B)  using one object to stand for another. 
C)  focusing on a single salient feature of an object to the exclusion of other features. 
D)  having difficulty taking other people's perspectives. 
A)  perceiving the world solely from one's own point of view. 
B)  using one object to stand for another. 
C)  focusing on a single salient feature of an object to the exclusion of other features. 
D)  having difficulty taking other people's perspectives.

Question 4

According to dynamic-systems theories, which aspect is a constant across the process of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  change 
B)  learning mechanisms 
C)  memory capacity 
D)  learning through scaffolding 
A)  change 
B)  learning mechanisms 
C)  memory capacity 
D)  learning through scaffolding

Question 5

Compared to the other theories described in the chapter, dynamic-systems theories place particular emphasis on children's:

Accepted Answer

A)  memory. 
B)  actions. 
C)  interest in the social world. 
D)  age-related changes. 
A)  memory. 
B)  actions. 
C)  interest in the social world. 
D)  age-related changes.

Question 6

Joint attention begins in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the first month of life. 
B)  late infancy. 
C)  the preschool years. 
D)  adolescence. 
A)  the first month of life. 
B)  late infancy. 
C)  the preschool years. 
D)  adolescence.

Question 7

Which statement is an example of a symbolic representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jared puts a bowl on his head and tells his father he has on a firefighter's helmet. 
B)  Alicia tells her mother she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. 
C)  Lucas watches his grandmother remove the top from a container and then tries to take it off himself the following day. 
D)  Tricia sees her father's shoes and is able to think of her father even though he is out of view. 
A)  Jared puts a bowl on his head and tells his father he has on a firefighter's helmet. 
B)  Alicia tells her mother she wants to be a doctor when she grows up. 
C)  Lucas watches his grandmother remove the top from a container and then tries to take it off himself the following day. 
D)  Tricia sees her father's shoes and is able to think of her father even though he is out of view.

Question 8

Piaget's theory suggests that in order to help their students learn, teachers should:

Accepted Answer

A)  ensure that children's existing knowledge does not interfere with learning new concepts. 
B)  make learning a cooperative activity. 
C)  provide an environment that can be actively experienced by children. 
D)  do task analysis to determine children's specific difficulties. 
A)  ensure that children's existing knowledge does not interfere with learning new concepts. 
B)  make learning a cooperative activity. 
C)  provide an environment that can be actively experienced by children. 
D)  do task analysis to determine children's specific difficulties.

Question 9

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view is referred to as object:

Accepted Answer

A)  existence. 
B)  permanence. 
C)  recollection. 
D)  stability. 
A)  existence. 
B)  permanence. 
C)  recollection. 
D)  stability.

Question 10

According to the dynamic-systems perspective, development:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves long periods of relatively stable phases. 
B)  is characterized by a series of predictable improvements. 
C)  is changing constantly and involves some regressions. 
D)  is described by all of these. 
A)  involves long periods of relatively stable phases. 
B)  is characterized by a series of predictable improvements. 
C)  is changing constantly and involves some regressions. 
D)  is described by all of these.

Question 11

Which statement is true according to information-processing theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive development occurs through a series of sudden changes. 
B)  Children of different ages think in qualitatively different ways. 
C)  Significant cognitive changes occur during brief transition periods between stages. 
D)  Changes are constantly occurring. 
A)  Cognitive development occurs through a series of sudden changes. 
B)  Children of different ages think in qualitatively different ways. 
C)  Significant cognitive changes occur during brief transition periods between stages. 
D)  Changes are constantly occurring.

Question 12

When people miss certain details of situations because other information draws their attention, they have failed to _____ the missing details.

Accepted Answer

A)  remember 
B)  organize 
C)  encode 
D)  associate 
A)  remember 
B)  organize 
C)  encode 
D)  associate

Question 13

Which adjective is NOT characteristic of formal operational thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic 
B)  abstract 
C)  advanced 
D)  one-dimensional 
A)  systematic 
B)  abstract 
C)  advanced 
D)  one-dimensional

Question 14

According to information-processing theories, cognitive development occurs as children go through all of these processes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  acquiring new strategies. 
B)  coming to utilize innate understandings of crucial concepts. 
C)  expanding the amount they can process at one time. 
D)  becoming increasingly efficient at executing basic mental activities. 
A)  acquiring new strategies. 
B)  coming to utilize innate understandings of crucial concepts. 
C)  expanding the amount they can process at one time. 
D)  becoming increasingly efficient at executing basic mental activities.

Question 15

Which statement does NOT describe a characteristic of Piaget's stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  The transitions from one stage to another are instantaneous. 
B)  Children proceed through the stages in a fixed order. 
C)  The type of thinking typical of a particular stage pervades thinking across diverse content areas. 
D)  The type of thinking typical of a particular stage is qualitatively different from the type of thinking typical of the previous stage. 
A)  The transitions from one stage to another are instantaneous. 
B)  Children proceed through the stages in a fixed order. 
C)  The type of thinking typical of a particular stage pervades thinking across diverse content areas. 
D)  The type of thinking typical of a particular stage is qualitatively different from the type of thinking typical of the previous stage.

Question 16

Research demonstrating that playing numerical board games increased preschoolers' numerical knowledge provides support for:

Accepted Answer

A)  both information-processing theories and Piagetian theory. 
B)  neither information-processing theories nor Piagetian theory. 
C)  information-processing theories but not Piagetian theory. 
D)  Piagetian theory but not information-processing theories. 
A)  both information-processing theories and Piagetian theory. 
B)  neither information-processing theories nor Piagetian theory. 
C)  information-processing theories but not Piagetian theory. 
D)  Piagetian theory but not information-processing theories.

Question 17

The view that BEST represents information-processing theories is of the child as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social being. 
B)  scientist. 
C)  computational system. 
D)  product of evolution. 
A)  social being. 
B)  scientist. 
C)  computational system. 
D)  product of evolution.

Question 18

_____ theory concentrates on precisely detailing the processes involved in children's thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dynamic-systems 
B)  Information-processing 
C)  Piagetian 
D)  Sociocultural 
A)  Dynamic-systems 
B)  Information-processing 
C)  Piagetian 
D)  Sociocultural

Question 19

Which problem-solving sequence is typical according to information-processing theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  goal, obstacle, strategy 
B)  obstacle, strategy, goal 
C)  memory, goal, strategy 
D)  goal, strategy, memory 
A)  goal, obstacle, strategy 
B)  obstacle, strategy, goal 
C)  memory, goal, strategy 
D)  goal, strategy, memory

Question 20

Strategies and processes are part of _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  dynamic-systems 
B)  sociocultural 
C)  Piagetian 
D)  information-processing 
A)  dynamic-systems 
B)  sociocultural 
C)  Piagetian 
D)  information-processing

Exam 4: Section 2: Theories of Cognitive Development

Children make the transition from Piaget's preoperational to concrete operational stage at around _____ years old.

Which aspect of Piaget's theory is LEAST likely to be considered an asset by current cognitive developmentalists?

Centration refers to:

According to dynamic-systems theories, which aspect is a constant across the process of development?

Compared to the other theories described in the chapter, dynamic-systems theories place particular emphasis on children's:

Joint attention begins in:

Which statement is an example of a symbolic representation?

Piaget's theory suggests that in order to help their students learn, teachers should:

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of view is referred to as object:

According to the dynamic-systems perspective, development:

Which statement is true according to information-processing theories?

When people miss certain details of situations because other information draws their attention, they have failed to _____ the missing details.

Which adjective is NOT characteristic of formal operational thought?

According to information-processing theories, cognitive development occurs as children go through all of these processes EXCEPT:

Which statement does NOT describe a characteristic of Piaget's stages?

Research demonstrating that playing numerical board games increased preschoolers' numerical knowledge provides support for:

The view that BEST represents information-processing theories is of the child as:

_____ theory concentrates on precisely detailing the processes involved in children's thinking.

Which problem-solving sequence is typical according to information-processing theories?

Strategies and processes are part of _____ theory.

Section 1: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 2: An Introduction to Child Development

Section 1: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 2: Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Section 1: Biology and Behavior

Section 2: Biology and Behavior

Section 1: Theories of Cognitive Development

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Section 1: Conceptual Development

Section 2: Conceptual Development

Section 1: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 2: Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Section 1: Theories of Social Development

Section 2: Theories of Social Development

Section 1: Emotional Development

Section 2: Emotional Development

Section 1: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 2: Attachment to Others and Development of Self

Section 1: The Family

Section 2: The Family

Section 1: Peer Relationship

Section 2: Peer Relationship

Section 1: Moral Development

Section 2: Moral Development

Section 1: Gender Development

Section 2: Gender Development

Section 1: Conclusions

Section 2: Conclusions

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