Question 1

In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, in order to solve conservation problems, you must be able to

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A)   focus on one aspect of a situation and fail to notice changes in other aspects.
B)   bring together and analyze contradictory thoughts or actions.
C)   understand that the amount, volume or mass of objects remains the same even if their appearance changes.
D)   organize concepts into a series of hierarchical categories.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Many modern theorists see Piaget as only a historical figure with little relevance to modern research.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As complex tasks become more automatic, it frees up processing capacity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a young child gives human characteristics to an inanimate object (such as thinking her dolly is angry because the doll was left at home), it is an example of egocentrism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The more information you know about a topic, the more difficult it becomes to learn more information on the same topic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Infants habituate to stimuli they have experienced before and are attracted to novelty. Why is this adaptive for a child's development?

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Question 7

For a child to be able to understand that the amount of water in a tall, thin glass is still the same amount that was it was when it was in a short, fat glass, the child must be able to

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A)   classify the liquid as a substance that can be found in both a tall, thin glass and a short, fat glass.
B)   use hypothetico-deductive reasoning to solve the problem.
C)   decenter on the height of the liquid in the glass and pay attention to both the width of the container and the height of the liquid.
D)   understand that knowledge is not absolute but relative, so they can resolve contradictory information.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

The coordination of attention and memory and the control of behavioral responses for the purpose of attaining a goal are handled by the

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A)   experience-expectant parts of the brain.
B)   experience-dependent parts of the brain.
C)   executive function of the brain.
D)   parietal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory portrays cognitive development as

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A)   having many aspects that are innate and which build upon experiences.
B)   a process in which brain functioning is central and interacts with experiences.
C)   a continuous process that gives a very small role to innate knowledge.
D)   occurring in stages and depending upon physical maturation.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Children can begin to think logically once they reach Piaget's stage of

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A)   concrete operations.
B)   formal operations.
C)   postformal operations.
D)   preoperational operations.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Research on the theory of core knowledge has found that even before their first birthday, babies

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A)   are capable of showing an elementary understanding of the principles of logic.
B)   can remember and repeat a complicated series of actions that they have observed only once.
C)   understand core principles because of their social interactions with adults.
D)   are surprised when they see events that seem to defy nature, such as a seeing a block pushed beyond the edge of a table without falling.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In older infants

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A)   their ability to habituate to familiar things takes longer.
B)   sustained attention increases when they are shown more complex stimuli.
C)   selective attention increases, but sustained attention decreases.
D)   they are more interested in looking at familiar things than at novel things.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Compare cognitive development in infancy and preschool (or any two stages) according to Piaget.

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According to Piaget's theory of cognitiv...

Question 14

A toddler sees his mother lying in bed because she doesn't feel well, so he gives her his favorite blanket because he knows that it always makes him feel better. This is an example of

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   animism.
C)   conservation.
D)   transductive reasoning.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What is the theory of core knowledge? How does it differ from Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

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The theory of core knowledge, proposed b...

Question 16

The concept from information processing theory that assumes that our capacity to process information is limited in childhood relates to Piaget's concept of

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A)   scaffolding.
B)   cognitive flexibility.
C)   centration.
D)   object permanence.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

____________ is a memory strategy that helps us to remember what to do or say in different familiar situations.

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A)   Metacognition
B)   A script
C)   A knowledge base
D)   ElaborationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Recent cross-cultural research on Piaget's theory has found that

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A)   children in non-Western cultures move through the stages at a much slower rate than children in Western cultures.
B)   Piaget's tasks cannot be adapted in ways that make them culturally relevant for cross-cultural research.
C)   the stages that Piaget describes appear in the same order in other cultures, but the rate at which children move through the stages can differ.
D)   contrary to earlier findings, children from non-Western cultures usually perform better on Piagetian tasks than children from Western cultures.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following techniques have critics of Piaget's idea that object permanence needs time to develop used to support their case that infants are born with "persistence"?

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A)   They have measured the amount of time that infants spend looking at an event that violates an expectation of object permanence.
B)   They have looked to see if an infant will search for an object that is hidden under a piece of cloth.
C)   They have measured the age at which infants first show signs of separation anxiety.
D)   They have looked at whether infants appear to have strategies for searching for lost objects.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Infants prefer and will look longer at something they are familiar with.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Cognitive Development

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The more information you know about a topic, the more difficult it becomes to learn more information on the same topic.

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