Module 4 Quiz example #43672

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Vygotsky is best known for __________________________-. A. rebuttal of object permanence B. the Zone of Proximal Development C. the Zone of Social Development D. developing a paradigm to test the Zone of Social Development
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B. the Zone of Proximal Development
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Someone who have developed a post-formal thinking would be more likely ______________________. A. to have an ability to think abstractly about a problem B. to agree with an opinion that sometimes what is right and wrong differs based on the context. C. to apply logical reasoning to solve a problem D. to use emotional reasoning when solving a problem
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B. to agree with an opinion that sometimes what is right and wrong differs based on the context.
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Choose an experimental paradigm and the results, demonstrating that Piaget's estimation of children's age at which they reach object permanence is not accurate, and that children may reach object permanence earlier. A. If children's look preference to novel object (i.e., to look at the one that was not previously concealed as opposed to the one concealed previously) is used as a measure object permanence, children as early as 3 months develop object permanence. B. If children's look preference to novel object (i.e., to look at the one that was not previously concealed as opposed to the one concealed previously) is used as a measure object permanence, children as early as 12 months develop object permanence. C. If children are classically conditioned to reach for a previously concealed object, they show object permanence as early as 8 months. D. If children's preference to look at bright colors are used and a toy of bright color is concealed and then shown again, children as early as 7 or 8 months will reach for the previously concealed bright toy.
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A. If children's look preference to novel object (i.e., to look at the one that was not previously concealed as opposed to the one concealed previously) is used as a measure object permanence, children as early as 3 months develop object permanence.
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Baby Luke is playing with a bouncing ball in his playpen, and accidentally the ball bounces out of the playpen and rolls under a nearby chair. Luke tries to get his mother to retrieve his ball by pointing in the direction of where the ball went under the chair. Piaget would say this is an example of a A. mental manipulation. B. attention. C. mental representation. D. scheme.
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C. mental representation.
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Baby Dionne is playing in her crib and reaches to pull back a blanket that is partially covering the teddy bear that she wants to play with. Piaget would say that this is an example of the A. secondary circular reactions. B. first habits and primary circular reactions. C. coordination of secondary circular reactions. D. tertiary circular reactions.
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C. coordination of secondary circular reactions.
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Choose ALL correct answers: Beth normally breast-feeds her baby; however, during the workday Beth's mother watches her baby, and the baby must be fed with a bottle. Beth has noticed that her baby's approach to being bottle-fed is somewhat different than when the baby is being breast-fed. Piaget would say that this is an example of A. scheme. B. Substage 1: Simple reflexes of the sensorimotor stage. C. accommodation. D. assimilation.
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B. Substage 1: Simple reflexes of the sensorimotor stage. AND C. accommodation.
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3-year-old Wendy is playing hide-and-seek with some older children. However, instead of running to find a hiding place away from the other children, Wendy simply covers her eyes. In this example, Wendy is demonstrating A. intuitive thought. B. egocentric thought. C. centration. D. conservation.
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B. egocentric thought.
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7-year-old Alice is working with clay in art class, and she rolls a round ball of clay between her hands until it becomes a long rope of clay. However, she decides that she doesn't want the rope of clay, but would prefer that the clay is in the shape of a ball again. Alice knows that this is possible. Piaget would say that Alice is demonstrating the knowledge of A. formation. B. decentering. C. reversibility. D. conservation.
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C. reversibility.
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Baby Lucy is 8-months-old. She picks up a toy in her crib and accidentally hits her crib with the toy, making an interesting noise. She begins to drag the toy back and forth against the sides of the crib's railing, which produces another different and interesting sound. This prompts Lucy to continue repeating the action over and over again. Piaget would say that this is an example of A. Substage 1: Simple reflexes. B. Substage 2: First habits and primary circular reactions. C. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions. D. Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions.
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C. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions
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3-year-old Randy occasionally talks to himself in front of others, and ignores his mother's instructions to come to the table and eat with his family. In this example, Randy is demonstrating A. childhood schizophrenia. B. conservation of thought. C. intuitive thought. D. egocentric thought.
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D. egocentric thought.
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On Christmas morning, 3-year-old Billy opens one of his gifts from his mother and finds a new sweater. Disappointed that it is not a toy, Billy frowns and throws the sweater aside in front of his mother with no regard for her feelings. In this example, Billy is demonstrating A. centration. B. egocentric thought. C. conservation. D. intuitive thought.
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B. egocentric thought.
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Baby Jimmy's parent places a brand new rattle in his crib, and Jimmy immediately picks it up and tries to mouth the rattle. When it shakes, it makes noise. Jimmy immediately tries shaking the rattle in different ways to see how the sound changes. He seems to enjoy this activity. Piaget would say that this is an example of A. Substage 2: First habits and primary circular reactions B. Substage 1: Simple reflexes C. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions D. Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions
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C. Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions
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Johnny is a 4-year-old youngster who is having lunch with his mother and sister. When his mother pours the milk that is left in the carton into the children's glasses, she finds that there isn't enough to fill both glasses, so she carefully pours half of the milk in the shorter, fatter glass into a thin, taller glass in front of Johnny's sister. Immediately, Johnny complains that his sister got more milk than he did, and even when his mother tries to explain that they both got the same amount, Johnny insisted he was right. In this example, Johnny is demonstrating a lack of development in the area of A. centration. B. conservation. C. concrete operational thought. D. preoperational thought.
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B. conservation.
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According to developmental psychologist K. Warner Schaie, the first stage of cognitive development, encompassing all of childhood and adolescence, in which the main developmental task is to acquire information, is called A. achieving stage. B. responsible stage. C. acquisitive stage. D. executive stage.
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C. acquisitive stage.
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What is the term for the support for learning and problem solving that encourages independence and growth? A. scaffolding B. scripting C. schema D. mentoring
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A. scaffolding
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Piaget's Substage 2: First habits and primary circular reactions occurs for infants in the age range of A. 1-6 months of age. B. 1-8 months of age. C. 1-4 months of age. D. 4-8 months of age.
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C. 1-4 months of age.
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The concept of the zone of proximal development suggests that a child will improve more if he/she A. is left to figure out a task on his/her own. B. uses trial and error practices independently. C. solves problems without assistance from peers. D. receives aid from someone more competent in task.
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D. receives aid from someone more competent in task.
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If a preschool child thinks largely in an egocentric manner, then from the Piaget's perspective he would say that the child is in the ________ stage. A. concrete operational B. decentering C. abstract operational D. preoperational
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D. preoperational
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Vygotsky believed that that actual physical items that a child uses to learn (pencils, books, computers, etc.) as well as the intellectual and conceptual framework that the child uses to learn (language, alphabet, number/math systems, religious systems, etc.) are called A. memory aids. B. definition aids. C. cultural tools. D. learning aids.
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C. cultural tools.
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According to Schaie, old age marks a period in which people no longer focus on acquiring knowledge to solve potential problems, but rather focus on acquiring information directed toward issues of personal interest. He calls this stage the A. responsible stage. B. executive stage. C. reintegrative stage. D. acquisitive stage.
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C. reintegrative stage.