Question 1

Which behaviour is an example of rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

A)  repeating a phone number several times between looking it up and dialing it 
B)  intentionally focusing on the last four digits of a phone number when looking it up 
C)  improvement over time in one's ability to remember a 10-digit phone number one has dialed several times 
D)  all of these behaviours 
A)  repeating a phone number several times between looking it up and dialing it 
B)  intentionally focusing on the last four digits of a phone number when looking it up 
C)  improvement over time in one's ability to remember a 10-digit phone number one has dialed several times 
D)  all of these behaviours

Question 2

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Accepted Answer

A)  information-processing theory 
B)  dynamic-systems theory 
C)  Piaget's theory 
D)  core-knowledge theory 
A)  information-processing theory 
B)  dynamic-systems theory 
C)  Piaget's theory 
D)  core-knowledge theory

Question 3

Which factor is NOT a central property of Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  qualitative change 
B)  broad applicability 
C)  brief transitions 
D)  variant sequence 
A)  qualitative change 
B)  broad applicability 
C)  brief transitions 
D)  variant sequence

Question 4

Describe the aspect of each theory that you found most interesting or accurate. Would it be possible to unify these aspects into one supertheory? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should discuss eac

Question 5

The view that BEST represents Piaget's theory of development 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 6

Kevin and his mother are playing with a squeaky toy. Kevin's mother squeezes the toy in front of him and then hides it under a blanket. Kevin has fun finding the toy under the blanket and then giving it back to his mother. After several rounds of this game, Kevin's mother hides the toy behind a pillow instead of under the blanket. Rather than looking behind the pillow, however, Kevin lifts the blanket to look for the toy. Which statement is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kevin does not know the toy still exists. 
B)  Kevin is making the A-not-B error. 
C)  Kevin is approximately 6 months old. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Kevin does not know the toy still exists. 
B)  Kevin is making the A-not-B error. 
C)  Kevin is approximately 6 months old. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 7

Which list places infants' skills in the order in which Piaget suggested they are acquired?

Accepted Answer

A)  integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; search for hidden objects 
B)  integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; search for hidden objects; modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results 
C)  modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; search for hidden objects 
D)  modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; search for hidden objects 
A)  integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; search for hidden objects 
B)  integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; search for hidden objects; modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results 
C)  modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; search for hidden objects 
D)  modify reflexes to make them more adaptive; integrate reflexes into more complex behaviours; repeat actions on the environment that bring interesting results; search for hidden objects

Question 8

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 9

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Content knowledge improves recall of new material. 
B)  Content knowledge increases with age. 
C)  Content knowledge generally interferes with learning. 
D)  When children have more content knowledge than do adults, children remember new information better than do adults. 
A)  Content knowledge improves recall of new material. 
B)  Content knowledge increases with age. 
C)  Content knowledge generally interferes with learning. 
D)  When children have more content knowledge than do adults, children remember new information better than do adults.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  planning requires inhibiting the desire to solve the problem. 
B)  they have trouble thinking of multiple steps in succession. 
C)  the parietal lobe of the brain is one of the last parts to mature. 
D)  they tend to underestimate their ability to solve problems. 
A)  planning requires inhibiting the desire to solve the problem. 
B)  they have trouble thinking of multiple steps in succession. 
C)  the parietal lobe of the brain is one of the last parts to mature. 
D)  they tend to underestimate their ability to solve problems.

Question 11

In which situation would Michael Tomasello be MOST interested?

Accepted Answer

A)  an older sibling teaching a younger sibling the truth about the Tooth Fairy 
B)  the increased mathematical reasoning skills of an older child in comparison with a younger child 
C)  young infants' inability to retrieve hidden objects 
D)  the increased memory skills of an older child in comparison with a younger child 
A)  an older sibling teaching a younger sibling the truth about the Tooth Fairy 
B)  the increased mathematical reasoning skills of an older child in comparison with a younger child 
C)  young infants' inability to retrieve hidden objects 
D)  the increased memory skills of an older child in comparison with a younger child

Question 12

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  joint attention. 
B)  guided participation. 
C)  intersubjectivity. 
D)  private speech. 
A)  joint attention. 
B)  guided participation. 
C)  intersubjectivity. 
D)  private speech.

Question 14

The fact that all children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  language acquisition device. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  deferred imitation. 
D)  symbolic representation. 
A)  language acquisition device. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  deferred imitation. 
D)  symbolic representation.

Question 15

Children first come to reason logically about features of the world in Piaget's _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

According to dynamic-systems theories, _____ is NOT related to children's selection among alternative approaches to a problem.

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency of the approach 
B)  novelty of the approach 
C)  relative success of the approach 
D)  similarity to other approaches 
A)  efficiency of the approach 
B)  novelty of the approach 
C)  relative success of the approach 
D)  similarity to other approaches

Question 17

Which scenario is an example of guided participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tessa's grandfather gives her explicit instructions on how to kick a soccer ball with the side of her foot. 
B)  Mark's teacher asks a few of his classmates if Mark can play on the playground with them. 
C)  Jason's mother holds the screwdriver in the screw so that he can turn it without it falling out. 
D)  Jabar's mother holds his block tower steady so that she can place a final block on top while Jabar watches. 
A)  Tessa's grandfather gives her explicit instructions on how to kick a soccer ball with the side of her foot. 
B)  Mark's teacher asks a few of his classmates if Mark can play on the playground with them. 
C)  Jason's mother holds the screwdriver in the screw so that he can turn it without it falling out. 
D)  Jabar's mother holds his block tower steady so that she can place a final block on top while Jabar watches.

Question 18

Which of the following children is MOST likely to lie about committing a transgression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juan, who is 5 years old. 
B)  Steffy, who is 4 years old. 
C)  Micah, who is 6 years old. 
D)  Lee, who is 7 years old. 
A)  Juan, who is 5 years old. 
B)  Steffy, who is 4 years old. 
C)  Micah, who is 6 years old. 
D)  Lee, who is 7 years old.

Question 19

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing:

Accepted Answer

A)  selective attention. 
B)  planning. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  rehearsal. 
A)  selective attention. 
B)  planning. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  rehearsal.

Question 20

Knowledge of the events of one's life is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  private speech. 
B)  personification. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  autobiological memory. 
A)  private speech. 
B)  personification. 
C)  autobiographical memory. 
D)  autobiological memory.

Which behaviour is an example of rehearsal?

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Which factor is NOT a central property of Piaget's theory?

Describe the aspect of each theory that you found most interesting or accurate. Would it be possible to unify these aspects into one supertheory? Why or why not?

The view that BEST represents Piaget's theory of development is of the child as:

Which list places infants' skills in the order in which Piaget suggested they are acquired?

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

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

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

In which situation would Michael Tomasello be MOST interested?

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order?

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

The fact that all children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of a(n):

Children first come to reason logically about features of the world in Piaget's _____ stage.

According to dynamic-systems theories, _____ is NOT related to children's selection among alternative approaches to a problem.

Which scenario is an example of guided participation?

Which of the following children is MOST likely to lie about committing a transgression?

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing:

Knowledge of the events of one's life is referred to as:

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 behaviour is an example of rehearsal?

This theoretical perspective views children as having some innate knowledge in domains of special evolutionary importance and domain-specific learning mechanisms for rapidly and effortlessly acquiring additional information in those domains.

Which factor is NOT a central property of Piaget's theory?

Describe the aspect of each theory that you found most interesting or accurate. Would it be possible to unify these aspects into one supertheory? Why or why not?

The view that BEST represents Piaget's theory of development is of the child as:

Which list places infants' skills in the order in which Piaget suggested they are acquired?

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

Which statement about content knowledge is NOT true?

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

In which situation would Michael Tomasello be MOST interested?

Which list represents Piaget's stages in the CORRECT chronological order?

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

The fact that all children in all societies master the basic grammar of their native language quickly and effortlessly appears to support the idea of a(n):

Children first come to reason logically about features of the world in Piaget's _____ stage.

According to dynamic-systems theories, _____ is NOT related to children's selection among alternative approaches to a problem.

Which scenario is an example of guided participation?

Which of the following children is MOST likely to lie about committing a transgression?

Ten-year-old Bryan is going to call his grandmother. After his mother tells Bryan his grandmother's phone number, Bryan repeats it to himself while he goes to the phone to dial it. Bryan is utilizing:

Knowledge of the events of one's life is referred to as:

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