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Developmental Psychology Childhood And Adolescence 9th Edition By Shaffer – Test Bank To purchase this Complete Test Bank with Answers Click the link Below https://exambanks.com/?product=developmental-psychology-childhood-and-adolescence-9th-edition- by-shaffer-test-bank If face any problem or Further information contact us At Exambanks123@gmail.com Description INSTANT DOWNLOAD WITH ANSWERS Developmental Psychology Childhood And Adolescence 9th Edition By Shaffer – Test Bank CHAPTER 6—COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: PIAGET’S THEORY AND VYGOTSKY’S SOCIOCULTURAL VIEWPOINT MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.____ refers to the activity of knowing and acquiring knowledge. a.Horizontal decalage b.Organization c.Scaffolding d.Cognition ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Introductory Section MSC: Conceptual 2.Which of these is NOT a main type of cognition? a.Learning b.Telepathy c.Perceiving d.Remembering ANS: B DIF: easy REF: Introductory Section MSC: Conceptual 3.____ refers to children’s changes in mental abilities over their lifetime. a.Longitudinal decalage b.Neo-nativistic centration c.Phylogenetic development d.Cognitive development ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Introductory Section MSC: Conceptual 4.Theorist Jean Piaget’s academic background was focused in these two subjects: a.statistics and experimental design. b.animal husbandry and crop science. c.epistemology and zoology. d.chemistry and astronomy. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Factual 5.Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the a.origins of knowledge. b.rules of logical thinking. c.moral principles of proper conduct. d.relationship of religious belief and behavior. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 6.Genetic epistemology, Piaget’s academic specialty, could be defined as the study of the a.child’s social relations with others such as peers. b.inheritance of mental deficiency/disability. c.inheritance of behavioral habits. d.development of knowledge. ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 7.Piaget’s clinical method for research resembles a.a literature review. b.the correlational method. c.experimentation. d.interviewing. ANS: D DIF: easy REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 8.Professor Pompous talks to children about how they solve puzzles. The course of questioning is modified, depending on the child’s earlier answers. Pompous’s approach resembles Piaget’s ____ method. a.representational insight b.proximally decentratedc.epistemological d.clinical ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 9.In Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory, the basic goal of intelligence is to a.adapt to the environment. b.enable the child to get ahead in school. c.encourage scaffolding by relevant nearby adults. d.discourage accommodation while encouraging assimilation. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 10.In Piaget’s cognitive theory, intelligence is like a(n) a.random unpredictable series of thunderstorms. b.counselor who helps a new arrival adjust to camp life. c.teacher who explains everything with animal metaphors. d.innate genetic disease that occurs at a programmed age. ANS: B DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 11.A slogan of Piaget’s theory of intelligence would be, a.“Build your vocabulary!” b.“Look for a scaffold!” c.“Impress others!” d.“Adapt!” ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 12.In Piaget’s theory, balance between the child’s thoughts and the environment is called a.tertiary circular reaction. b.phylogenetic scaffolding. c.pompous constructivism. d.cognitive equilibrium. ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 13.Dino, age 10, is a “dinosaur expert.” At a dinosaur museum, all of the most recent information matches what Dino already knows. Dino experiencesa.transitivity of mental seriation. b.a secondary circular reaction. c.cognitive equilibrium. d.an A-not-B error. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 14.During Piaget’s process of “equilibration,” the child a.makes mental adjustments in response to new experiences. b.avoids scaffolding while seeking independent action. c.rejects the possibility of hypothetical “what ifs.” d.places phylogenetic development and ontogenetic development in contrasted opposition. ANS: A DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 15.According to Piaget, the constructivism of the child’s thinking means that a.the child builds understanding via active discovery. b.assimilation speeds learning, while accommodation retards learning. c.passive experience builds up knowledge quickly. d.circular reactions are round movement sequences. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 16.A puppy explores and taps a rubber ball, and learns about the ball’s properties via discovery. The puppy exemplifies Piaget’s principle of a.constructivism. b.horizontal decalage. c.representational insight. d.invariant developmental sequence. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 17.In Piaget’s cognitive theory, a ____ is a mental model that represents, organizes, or interprets experience for the child.a.concrete operation b.centration c.scaffold d.scheme ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 18.____ is the process by which children combine existing schemes into more complex intellectual schemes. a.Organization b.Conservation c.Formal operation d.Assimilation ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Factual 19.To pass an object, an infant combines one hand’s “opening scheme” with the other hand’s “grasping” scheme. This illustrates Piaget’s principle of a.animism. b.organization. c.identity training.d.avoiding the A-not-B error. ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 20.A slogan of Piaget’s organization principle would be, a.“Respond to parental assistance!” b.“Consider hypothetical possibilities!” c.“Combine the simple into the complex!” d.“Observe how others have solved similar problems!” ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 21.“Adaptation” has many varied meanings, but to Piaget, it meant a.minimizing parent/child conflicts through discussion. b.habituating to the environment’s stabilities. c.making adjustments in response to the environment’s demands. d.modifying the organism’s genotype. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 22.In Piaget’s cognitive theory, adaptation is the outcome of which processes? a.Dilation and contraction b.Centration and decentration c.Accommodation and assimilation d.Horizontal decalage and vertical decalage ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 23.An overseas tourist comments on everything new by mentioning its similarities to familiar places back home. This resembles Piagetian a.assimilation. b.accommodation. c.conservation. d.primary circular reaction. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 24.A slogan for Piaget’s assimilation principle would be, a.“Conform to your peers’ thoughts!” b.“Apply your past habits!” c.“Be flexible and modify!” d.“Think with animism!” ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 25.Janelle sees a man (who is not her father) and calls out, “Daddy!” Janelle’s reaction demonstrates the process that Piaget referred to as a.egocentrism. b.assimilation. c.accommodation. d.organization. ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 26.ASSIMILATION is to ACCOMMODATION as ____ is to ____. a.CASH :: CREDIT b.INDIVIDUAL :: GROUP c.STABILITY :: CHANGE d.INCREMENTAL :: STAGES ANS: C DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 27.Four-year-old Britney mistakes her neighbor’s new pet rabbit for a kitten. Britney’s error illustrates the Piagetian process of a.animism. b.assimilation. c.accommodation. d.tertiary circular reaction. ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 28.After seeing her “silly putty” bounce up to the ceiling on her first throw, Celia adjusts on the second throw to reduce the force. Celia’s adjustment illustrates a.accommodation. b.assimilation. c.a zone of proximal development. d.a representational insight. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 29.Four-year-old Laura finds a bottle of vitamins. They look just like Easter candies, so she eats them all. Laura’s error illustrates Piagetian a.assimilation. b.accommodation. c.mental seriation. d.horizontal decalage. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 30.In space, astronauts must become experts at ____ because behavioral schemata that work on Earth must be adjusted for space’s weightlessness. a.reversibility b.accommodation c.assimilation d.animism ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 31.Beanpole plays basketball. During the past month, his arm has grown an inch, and he overshoots. His error reflects ____ of the shooting scheme. a.hypothetico-deductive reasoning b.deferred imitation c.assimilation d.accommodation ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 32.Beanpole plays basketball. After Beanpole’s arm has grown an inch and he overshoots, he shows ____ on later shots by reducing the intensity of the arm movement. a.neo-nativism b.assimilation c.accommodation d.microgenetic transitivity ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 33.Five-year-old Charley didn’t think that dogs could talk until he saw a talking dog on TV. The change in Charley’s understanding about dogs illustrates the Piagetian principle called a.phylogenetic development. b.animistic magic. c.accommodation. d.assimilation. ANS: C DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive DevelopmentMSC: Applied 34.An expatriate living overseas says, “No matter where we live, we are flexible and try to go native, adjusting our habits to match those of the locals.” Her family is strong on ____ of their behavioral schemata a.reflex activation b.microgenetic development c.assimilation d.accommodation ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 35.Which of these is NOT among Piaget’s four cognitive developmental stages? a.Formal operations stage b.Preoperational stage c.Proximal zone stage d.Sensorimotor stage ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 36.Piaget’s principle of the invariant developmental sequence means thata.animals of closely related species (e.g., apes/monkeys) have identical developmental stages. b.every child goes through the stages in the same order. c.if well nourished, children will develop at the same rate. d.smart children can sometimes skip one of the stages. ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 37.Piaget’s four developmental stages a.differ qualitatively from each other. b.are voluntarily chosen by the child’s parents. c.are experienced in different sequences by children. d.can be skipped in instances where the child is a precocious early achiever. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 38.A chef says, “The recipe for goo-rolls is specific. You must do all 15 steps in the exact stated order.” This recipe illustrates the principle of a.invariant sequence. b.symbolic and behavioral schemes. c.transitivity. d.egocentrism. ANS: A DIF: easy REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 39.Piaget asserted that cultural and environmental influences on the child’s development affected a.the developmental rate and also the stage sequence. b.the developmental rate but not the stage sequence. c.the stage sequence but not the developmental rate. d.neither the stage sequence nor the developmental rate. ANS: B DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 40.Piaget’s sensorimotor stage includes the period of a.infancy. b.early childhood. c.middle childhood.d.adolescence. ANS: A DIF: easy REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 41.Which of the following aspects of cognitive development were NOT part of Chapter 6’s discussion of sensorimotor development? a.Growth of the object concept b.Problem-solving skills c.Self-awareness d.Imitation ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Factual NOT: New 42.The neonate’s main sensorimotor activity is a.exercising its innate reflexes. b.doing primary circular reactions. c.doing secondary circular reactions. d.responding to classical conditioning. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Factual 43.According to Piaget’s theory, infants coordinate the information they gather through their senses with their motor behavior during the ____ stage of cognitive development. a.concrete operations b.sensorimotor stage c.formal operations d.fetal ANS: B DIF: easy REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Factual 44.What is “circular” about a Piagetian circular reaction? a.The path of the eye movements resembles a circle. b.The path of a limb’s movements resembles a circle. c.“Circular” means that the action is repetitious. d.The action helps attract circular stimuli to the senses. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 45.The main difference between primary and secondary circular reactions is a.whether the action is toward the infant or an object. b.the geometric accuracy of the circle pattern. c.the relative sizes of the circles produced. d.the speeds of the repetitive motions. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 46.PRIMARY CIRCULAR REACTION is to SECONDARY CIRCULAR REACTION as ____ is to ____. a.HORIZONTAL :: VERTICAL b.APPEARANCE :: REALITY c.RANDOM :: PURPOSIVE d.SELF :: OTHER ANS: D DIF: difficult REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 47.Lolly is three months old, and she loves to suck her big toe, which she does repeatedly. This exemplifies a.an abstract rectangular reaction. b.a decentered targeted behavior. c.a tertiary circular reaction.d.a primary circular reaction. ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 48.Which of these is an example of a Piagetian primary circular reaction? a.A baby pokes her own elbow repeatedly. b.A toddler draws a circle on paper with a crayon. c.A baby points her hand at a mobile above her crib. d.A woman kisses her boyfriend in a circular pattern on his cheek. ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 49.A primary circular reaction is a(n) a.cognition of disgust when English is heard in France. b.imagined movement that is not actually performed. c.repetitive movement toward one’s own body, such as thumb sucking. d.persistent search to find a missing object. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 50.Cuddles is a beagle who bites her toy rubber cat repeatedly to hear the “meow” sound it makes. This illustrates the Piagetian principle called a.predatory sensorimotor practice. b.secondary circular reaction. c.tertiary circular reaction. d.feline prey symbolism. ANS: B DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Applied 51.Among four- to eight-month-old infants, secondary circular reactions will most often be directed toward a.the infant’s memories of prenatal life in the womb. b.an imagined caregiver who is absent.c.external objects such as toys. d.the infant’s own body. ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual 52.Secondary circular reactions are a.unique motions done without a target. b.unique motions directed toward the infant’s own body. c.repetitive motions directed toward the infant’s body. d.repetitive motions directed toward external objects. ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development MSC: Conceptual