Cognitive Development

Question 1

Schemas are mental pictures that are formed as a result of one’s experiences.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 2

Concept formation is the ability to categorize information that aids in cognitive development.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 3

Object permanence is formed near the end of the preoperational stage of development.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 4

Which of the following choices is an accurate example of how the use of cultural tools is important in the development of one’s cognitive developmental process?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The use of an abacus to solve a mathematical equation is useful in helping the brain form a mental picture of the problem.

Question 5

In which of Piaget’s stages would a child be if the child has just developed object permanence?

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sensorimotor

Question 6

In which of Piaget’s stages does a child begin to pretend and ask questions?

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preoperational

Question 7

Which of the following is a method of scaffolding?

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showing a learner how to correct common mistakes

Question 8

__________ who have been raised apart are typically more similar in intelligence level than biological siblings raised together because they have been born with the same genetic code.

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Identical twins

Question 9

Adolescents in the formal operational stage typically have unrealistic or impractical solutions to solving world issues.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 10

Vygotsky believed that scaffolding limited communication between the teacher and the learner.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

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