Question 1

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget's theory is vague about the mechanisms that give rise to children's thinking and that produce cognitive growth. 
B)  Piaget's theory overestimates the contribution of the social world to cognitive development. 
C)  Infants and young children are more cognitively competent than Piaget recognized. 
D)  Piaget's theory depicts children's thinking as being more consistent than it is. 
A)  Piaget's theory is vague about the mechanisms that give rise to children's thinking and that produce cognitive growth. 
B)  Piaget's theory overestimates the contribution of the social world to cognitive development. 
C)  Infants and young children are more cognitively competent than Piaget recognized. 
D)  Piaget's theory depicts children's thinking as being more consistent than it is.

Question 2

Leslie is reading a sentence about cars. Which item is NOT likely to be in her working memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the visual appearance of the letters c-a-r-s 
B)  her general knowledge about cars 
C)  the sound of the word cars 
D)  that 90% of drivers sign behind the wheel. 
A)  the visual appearance of the letters c-a-r-s 
B)  her general knowledge about cars 
C)  the sound of the word cars 
D)  that 90% of drivers sign behind the wheel.

Question 3

This is the tendency to reach for a hidden object where it was last found, rather than in the new location where it was last hidden.

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence 
B)  deferred imitation 
C)  A-not-B error 
D)  symbolic representation 
A)  object permanence 
B)  deferred imitation 
C)  A-not-B error 
D)  symbolic representation

Question 4

Vygotsky's theory is a type of _____ theory.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Sociocultural theories posit that the values of a culture do NOT influence _____ in its members.

Accepted Answer

A)  memories 
B)  thoughts 
C)  skills 
D)  encoding 
A)  memories 
B)  thoughts 
C)  skills 
D)  encoding

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Leslie is reading a sentence about cars. Which item is NOT likely to be in her working memory?

This is the tendency to reach for a hidden object where it was last found, rather than in the new location where it was last hidden.

Vygotsky's theory is a type of _____ theory.

Sociocultural theories posit that the values of a culture do NOT influence _____ in its members.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

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Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

Which statement is NOT true regarding Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Leslie is reading a sentence about cars. Which item is NOT likely to be in her working memory?

This is the tendency to reach for a hidden object where it was last found, rather than in the new location where it was last hidden.

Vygotsky's theory is a type of _____ theory.

Sociocultural theories posit that the values of a culture do NOT influence _____ in its members.

An Introduction to Child Development

Prenatal Development and the Newborn Period

Biology and Behaviour

Seeing, Thinking, and Doing in Infancy

Development of Language and Symbol Use

Conceptual Development

Intelligence and Academic Achievement

Theories of Social Development

Emotional Development

Attachment to Others and Development of Self

The Family

Peer Relationships

Moral Development

Gender Development

Conclusions

Filters