Question 1

Cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world is called:

Accepted Answer

A) disequilibrium. 
B) equilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) organization. 
A) disequilibrium. 
B) equilibrium. 
C) accommodation. 
D) organization. A

Question 2

Nathan and Sara are eating granola bars.Sara breaks her bar in half.Nathan gets upset because Sara has two granola bars.Nathan has not developed the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) centration. 
B) conservation. 
C) intuitive thought. 
D) symbolic function. 
A) centration. 
B) conservation. 
C) intuitive thought. 
D) symbolic function. B

Question 3

Ms.Skinner espouses Piagetian assessment.Which of the following is she likely to use to evaluate her students?

Accepted Answer

A) standardized IQ and achievement tests 
B) criterion-referenced tests 
C) frequent and open-ended reasoning questions 
D) rote memorization and recall tests 
A) standardized IQ and achievement tests 
B) criterion-referenced tests 
C) frequent and open-ended reasoning questions 
D) rote memorization and recall tests C

Question 4

Private speech has been shown to improve all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) task performance. 
B) attention. 
C) empathic understanding. 
D) social competence. 
A) task performance. 
B) attention. 
C) empathic understanding. 
D) social competence.

Question 5

Infants develop behavioral schemes, whereas children develop _____ schemes.

Accepted Answer

A) mental 
B) adaptive 
C) physical 
D) cognitive 
A) mental 
B) adaptive 
C) physical 
D) cognitive

Question 6

Define animism.

Accepted Answer

Animism is the belie

Question 7

Daniel is confused when his mother prompts him to say hello to a person he doesn't know, because he understands the "don't talk to strangers" rule.Daniel is in:

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) equilibrium. 
D) disequilibrium. 
A) accommodation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) equilibrium. 
D) disequilibrium.

Question 8

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm, I think this one goes first and next is that one.No, maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's:

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding. 
B) private speech for communication. 
C) private speech for problem solving. 
D) zone of proximal development. 
A) scaffolding. 
B) private speech for communication. 
C) private speech for problem solving. 
D) zone of proximal development.

Question 9

Piaget's theory of development centered on interaction with the physical world, while Vygotsky's focused on:

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) social interaction. 
D) trial and error. 
A) conservation. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) social interaction. 
D) trial and error.

Question 10

Which of the following would be impossible without object permanence?

Accepted Answer

A) rehabituation after the removal of a familiar toy 
B) recognizing a parent after a short absence 
C) differentiating between your mother and your father 
D) thinking of your mother while she is at work 
A) rehabituation after the removal of a familiar toy 
B) recognizing a parent after a short absence 
C) differentiating between your mother and your father 
D) thinking of your mother while she is at work

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) Many American children reach this stage before the age of 12. 
B) Many American adults never become formal operational thinkers. 
C) Adolescent egocentrism often remains well into middle adulthood. 
D) The concept of a personal fable occurs in a very small percentage of adolescents. 
A) Many American children reach this stage before the age of 12. 
B) Many American adults never become formal operational thinkers. 
C) Adolescent egocentrism often remains well into middle adulthood. 
D) The concept of a personal fable occurs in a very small percentage of adolescents.

Question 12

Julio understands that he is older than his brother and younger than his sister.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) seriation. 
B) centration. 
C) classification. 
D) transitivity. 
A) seriation. 
B) centration. 
C) classification. 
D) transitivity.

Question 13

Jillian feels like she is the center of attention and acts as though she were "on stage." This aspect of adolescent egocentrism is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) hypersensitivity. 
B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
C) the imaginary audience. 
D) the personal fable. 
A) hypersensitivity. 
B) hypothetical-deductive reasoning. 
C) the imaginary audience. 
D) the personal fable.

Question 14

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has grasped the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) horizontal decalage. 
B) animism. 
C) conservation. 
D) formal operations. 
A) horizontal decalage. 
B) animism. 
C) conservation. 
D) formal operations.

Question 15

Todd loves the toys on his infant bouncer seat and hits them frequently for the sake of experiencing fascination.He is in which sensorimotor substage?

Accepted Answer

A) object-oriented 
B) complex reflexes 
C) primary circular reactions 
D) secondary circular reactions 
A) object-oriented 
B) complex reflexes 
C) primary circular reactions 
D) secondary circular reactions

Question 16

Devin plays in the sand for the first time.Instead of digging in it, he tries to scoop and throw it, just like he plays with water in his bathtub.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) cognition. 
B) assimilation. 
C) organization. 
D) accommodation. 
A) cognition. 
B) assimilation. 
C) organization. 
D) accommodation.

Question 17

Describe object permanence.

Accepted Answer

Object permanence is the idea

Question 18

Following the homecoming game, a group of senior high school students went to a party where they drank alcohol and drove home.This behavior is MOST likely linked to their adolescent sense of:

Accepted Answer

A) personal uniqueness. 
B) invulnerability. 
C) having an imaginary audience. 
D) egocentrism. 
A) personal uniqueness. 
B) invulnerability. 
C) having an imaginary audience. 
D) egocentrism.

Question 19

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents, because younger children:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot think as concretely or systematically. 
B) are not as intimidated by what others think of them. 
C) are naturally more other-oriented. 
D) cannot think abstractly or from another's point of view. 
A) cannot think as concretely or systematically. 
B) are not as intimidated by what others think of them. 
C) are naturally more other-oriented. 
D) cannot think abstractly or from another's point of view.

Question 20

Lexi calls every animal she sees a cat.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) zone of proximal development. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) scaffolding. 
A) zone of proximal development. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) scaffolding.

Cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world is called:

Nathan and Sara are eating granola bars.Sara breaks her bar in half.Nathan gets upset because Sara has two granola bars.Nathan has not developed the concept of:

Ms.Skinner espouses Piagetian assessment.Which of the following is she likely to use to evaluate her students?

Private speech has been shown to improve all of the following EXCEPT:

Infants develop behavioral schemes, whereas children develop _____ schemes.

Define animism.

Daniel is confused when his mother prompts him to say hello to a person he doesn't know, because he understands the "don't talk to strangers" rule.Daniel is in:

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm, I think this one goes first and next is that one.No, maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's:

Piaget's theory of development centered on interaction with the physical world, while Vygotsky's focused on:

Which of the following would be impossible without object permanence?

Which of the following is true of the formal operational stage?

Julio understands that he is older than his brother and younger than his sister.This is an example of:

Jillian feels like she is the center of attention and acts as though she were "on stage." This aspect of adolescent egocentrism is known as:

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has grasped the concept of:

Todd loves the toys on his infant bouncer seat and hits them frequently for the sake of experiencing fascination.He is in which sensorimotor substage?

Devin plays in the sand for the first time.Instead of digging in it, he tries to scoop and throw it, just like he plays with water in his bathtub.This is an example of:

Describe object permanence.

Following the homecoming game, a group of senior high school students went to a party where they drank alcohol and drove home.This behavior is MOST likely linked to their adolescent sense of:

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents, because younger children:

Lexi calls every animal she sees a cat.This is an example of:

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Exam 6: Cognitive Developmental Approaches

Cognitive conflict in trying to understand the world is called:

Nathan and Sara are eating granola bars.Sara breaks her bar in half.Nathan gets upset because Sara has two granola bars.Nathan has not developed the concept of:

Ms.Skinner espouses Piagetian assessment.Which of the following is she likely to use to evaluate her students?

Private speech has been shown to improve all of the following EXCEPT:

Infants develop behavioral schemes, whereas children develop _____ schemes.

Define animism.

Daniel is confused when his mother prompts him to say hello to a person he doesn't know, because he understands the "don't talk to strangers" rule.Daniel is in:

Mrs.Marsden hears a student arranging story cards."Hmm, I think this one goes first and next is that one.No, maybe that one." She is witnessing the student's:

Piaget's theory of development centered on interaction with the physical world, while Vygotsky's focused on:

Which of the following would be impossible without object permanence?

Which of the following is true of the formal operational stage?

Julio understands that he is older than his brother and younger than his sister.This is an example of:

Jillian feels like she is the center of attention and acts as though she were "on stage." This aspect of adolescent egocentrism is known as:

A child who understands that the amount of clay does not differ when it is stretched into a long strip or rolled into a large ball has grasped the concept of:

Todd loves the toys on his infant bouncer seat and hits them frequently for the sake of experiencing fascination.He is in which sensorimotor substage?

Devin plays in the sand for the first time.Instead of digging in it, he tries to scoop and throw it, just like he plays with water in his bathtub.This is an example of:

Describe object permanence.

Following the homecoming game, a group of senior high school students went to a party where they drank alcohol and drove home.This behavior is MOST likely linked to their adolescent sense of:

Younger children do not engage in the same type of egocentric thought as adolescents, because younger children:

Lexi calls every animal she sees a cat.This is an example of:

Introduction

Biological Beginnings

Physical Development and Biological Aging

Health

Motor, Sensory, and Perceptual Development

Information Processing

Intelligence

Language Development

Emotional Development and Attachment

The Self, Identity, and Personality

Gender and Sexuality

Moral Development, Values, and Religion

Families, Lifestyles, and Parenting

Peers and the Sociocultural World

Schools, Achievement, and Work

Death, Dying, and Grieving

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