Exam 4: Theories of Cognitive Development

Jacob and his mother are driving home from school. Jacob, who is sitting in the back seat behind his mother, is telling a story about his foot getting hurt. Of course, his mother, who is driving, cannot see his foot, but Jacob keeps pointing to his foot, saying, "Mommy, see where I have my boo-boo?" Jacob is suffering from:

Working memory is limited in:

_____ theorists would be MOST interested in differences in the ways Chinese and Canadian mothers teach their young children how to count.

Jacob and his mother are driving home from school. Jacob, who is sitting in the back seat behind his mother, is telling a story about his foot getting hurt. Of course, his mother, who is driving, cannot see his foot, but Jacob keeps pointing to his foot, saying, "Mommy, see where I have my boo-boo?" According to Piaget's stages, Jacob would MOST likely be under the age of:

According to Piaget, which factor does NOT contribute to young children's problems with conservation of liquid tasks?

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

Which statement can help explain why children tend to lie about transgressions as they get older?

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

Which theory of cognitive development is the broadest in terms of age range and content?

According to Piaget's theory, a person in the _____ stage is able to conduct a systematic scientific experiment.

Explain the advantages of the theoretical perspectives used to explain cognitive development in children.

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

Miguel is sitting in his high chair at breakfast time. As if to drive his parents crazy, Miguel picks up each and every piece of food, from mushy peaches to crunchy Cheerios, and drops it onto the floor. Sometimes he drops just one piece, and sometimes he drops multiple pieces simultaneously, as though he wants to see whether there is a difference in the result. As he drops each piece, he carefully watches as it hits the floor. According to Piaget, Miguel is MOST likely to be at what age?

_____ theory focuses on how children's interactions with other people guide cognitive development.

The dynamic-systems approach is intended to counter which disadvantage of other theories of cognitive development?

Strategies and processes are part of _____ theory.

Piaget believed that infants develop the concept of object permanence at approximately _____ months.

According to Piagetian theory, young infants' goals are _____, and older infants' goals are more _____.

The child as scientist is to _____ as the child as well-adapted product of evolution is to _____.

The entirety of an individual's knowledge makes up his/her: