Question 1

What sensorimotor substage occurs between 4 and 8 months of age?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary circular reactions
B)  first habits and primary circular reactions
C)  coordination of secondary circular reactions
D)  tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosityE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

According to current research on Piaget's ideas on formal operational thought,which one of the following statements is not addressed?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is less individual variation in formal operational thought than Piaget believed.
B)  Only one out of three young adolescents is a formal operational thinker.
C)  Many American adults never become formal operational thinkers.
D)  Many adults in other cultures never become formal operational thinkers.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Conservation and classification are accomplishments of what Piagetian stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational stage
B)  sensorimotor stage
C)  concrete operational stage
D)  formal operational stageE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Whose entire conversational interaction with an adult would likely consist of the question "Why?"

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A)  a 2-or 3-year-old
B)  a 4-or 5-year-old
C)  a 7-or 8-year-old
D)  a 9-year-oldE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

While playing hide-and-seek with her brother,2-year-old Tammy hid her face behind a pillow,although she remained in plain view.This illustrates what limitation of preoperational thought?

Accepted Answer

A)  animism
B)  centration
C)  egocentrism
D)  irreversibilityE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The symbolic function substage and the intuitive thought substage are substages of ________ thought.

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A)  concrete operational
B)  sensorimotor
C)  preoperational
D)  formal operationalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The A-not-B error is best described as an object permanence concept where

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A)  a child cannot distinguish between letters of the alphabet.
B)  during the search for the object, the infant looks in the old hiding place rather than the new one.
C)  during the search for the object, the infant will place the object in a new place.
D)  None of these.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

When assessing the cognitive abilities of children,Dr.Jones finds that Ralph has the ability to conserve length but is still fooled by conservation of mass tasks.As a Piagetian,which term would Dr.Jones use to describe this phenomenon?

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A)  equilibration
B)  disequilibration
C)  adolescent egocentrism
D)  horizontal décalageE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Three-year-old Mary says,"The door made me mad; it pushed my thumb." She is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  animism.
B)  centration.
C)  egocentrism.
D)  irreversibility.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The imaginary audience and the personal fable are two parts of

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A)  organization.
B)  equilibration.
C)  adolescent egocentrism.
D)  intuitive thought.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

While playing with some candy,3-year-old Ruth places five chocolate pieces in one row and another five pieces in an identical row.She then accidentally pushes the end piece of candy in row one away from the rest.After staring at this new "longer" row,she decides to eat it because,"it now has more candy." Ruth's thinking is explained as the result of the inability to conserve

Accepted Answer

A)  area.
B)  length.
C)  number.
D)  volume.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Assimilation (incorporating new information into existing knowledge) _____________ the initial development of formal operational thought,and these thinkers perceive the world subjectively and idealistically.

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibits
B)  dominates
C)  reverses
D)  acceleratesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

________________________ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents,which is reflected in the belief that others are as interested in them as the adolescents are in themselves.

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescent egocentrism
B)  Transitivity
C)  Horizontal décalage
D)  Hypothetical-deductive reasoningE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Which statement is not a criticism of Vygotsky's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scaffolding is an extremely important strategy in the elementary classroom.
B)  There is an overemphasis on language in thinking.
C)  The parent could become controlling.
D)  Some children may be lazy and expect help when they could actually do the work.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Intentionality is achieved in the sensorimotor substage of

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary circular reactions.
B)  first habits and primary circular reactions.
C)  coordination of secondary circular reactions.
D)  tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

_____________________ is part of the _________________ stage indicated by focusing,or centring,attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Decentration; sensorimotor
B)  Animism; preoperational
C)  Centrism; preoperational
D)  Irreversibility; sensorimotorE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Identify and describe 3 of the 6 ways that Piaget has contributed to the field of education.

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Question 18

In the fourth sensorimotor substage,coordination of secondary circular reactions,actions are more outwardly directed.In what age range would you expect the baby to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 to 6 months
B)  6 to 10 months
C)  8 to 12 months
D)  12 to 18 monthsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The main task during the sensorimotor stage involves

Accepted Answer

A)  using language.
B)  suppressing motor reflexes.
C)  learning to coordinate sensations, responses, actions, and the nonsymbolic aspects of the period.
D)  acquiring the processes of assimilation and accommodation.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Six-month-old Claude kicks his crib really hard,causing the mobile above his head to shake.Fascinated by this reaction,he continues to kick his crib.Which substage of sensorimotor thought is Claude in?

Accepted Answer

A)  secondary circular reactions
B)  coordination of secondary circular reactions
C)  tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity
D)  first habitsE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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