Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

Piaget believed that children of different ages think in _____ ways.

Joint attention begins in:

Does Piaget consider any sources of continuous development? If so, describe them and provide examples. If not, discuss one facet of development that you believe to be continuous, and explain why you believe Piaget was wrong on this issue.

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

Research done from a dynamic-systems perspective demonstrated that _____ helped infants succeed at A-not-B tasks.

The _____ theory is especially concerned with how variable children's thinking is at any given point in development.

This limited understanding of children hinders the full understanding of the concept of natural selection.

Monica's grandmother wants to teach her granddaughter a new concept. Piaget's theory would suggest that Monica's grandmother should:

Which theory focuses on the theme of the active child?

Which behaviour is considered a basic process by information-processing theorists?

The term conservation concept refers to the idea that:

With which statement does the overlapping-waves theory agree?

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

The overlapping-waves theory is a perspective on the development of:

Which factor integrates working memory and long-term memory?

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

The attempt to overcome obstacles and attain goals is referred to as:

According to Piaget, the accomplishment that characterizes the first few months of life is infants' ability to:

Ann Brown's "community of learners" program is BEST supported by _____ theory.

The process of repeating information over and over again in order to remember it is considered _____ by the information-processing approach.