In Selman's levels of perspective taking, what is stage 1 and when is a child in that stage?

Social informational role-taking and 6-8 years of age

What is the definition of assimilation?

A new experience understood within existing schemas

What do mirror neurons allow us to do?

Experience the intentions of another

Which of the following is a strength of Piaget’s theory?

Supporting evidence from Howe et al

Which of the following is NOT part of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Cultural differences in learning - explained by experiences, Equilibrium is motivation for the child to learn

What is the Theory of Mind?

This is the ability to mind-read

Which of the following is part of Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development?

Infants are predisposed to learn from impossible events

Which of the following is NOT part of Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development?

Schemas are very important in child development

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In Selman's levels of perspective taking, what is stage 1 and when is a child in that stage?
Self-reflective role-taking 4-6 years of age
Self-reflective role-taking and 8-10 years of age
Socially egocentric and 3-6 years of age
Social informational role-taking and 6-8 years of age
2
What is the definition of assimilation?
New experiences requiring major schema changes
A new experience understood within existing schemas
3
If the mother points at the crayon, what type of progressive scaffolding strategy is that?
Verbal instruction
Demonstration
General prompt
Indication of materials
4
If a child was 5 years of age, what stage would you expect them to be in?
Formal operations stage
Sensorimotor stage
Pre-operational stage
Concrete operations stage
5
What do mirror neurons allow us to do?
Suggest what the person may do next
They pass electrical impulses to react to a hot stimulus
Mind read
Experience the intentions of another
6
If a child was 10 years of age, what stage would you expect them to be in?
Sensorimotor stage
Pre-operational stage
Formal operations
Concrete operations stage
7
What do children with ASD have?
A lower brain function
A lack of Theory of Mind
A higher brain function
A very strong Theory of Mind
8
People with ASD may have.....
A difficulty understanding a rule
A poor mirror neuron system
An overactive mirror neuron system
9
What is the first stage of Piaget’s stages of intellectual development?
Sensorimotor stage
Pre-operational stage
Formal operations stage
Concrete operations stage
10
Which of the following is a strength of Piaget’s theory?
Its acknowledgment of the role of language
It is under simplified and so is not reductionist
He did not underestimate the role of other people
Supporting evidence from Howe et al
11
Whose theory puts about the idea of maturation causing a change in the way we think?
Piaget
Selman
Baillargeon
Vygotsky
12
In Baillargeon and Graber (1917) study, how many participants did they have?
30
24
38
16
13
Which of the following is NOT part of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
Disequilibrium is motivation for the child to learn
Cultural differences in learning - explained by experiences
Schemas are units of knowledge
Equilibrium is motivation for the child to learn
14
What is the Theory of Mind?
This is the idea of lateralisation
This is the ability to mind-read
This is the idea that you can understand someone’s emotions
This is the idea of localisation
15
Which of the following is part of Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development?
Infants are predisposed to learn from impossible events
The infant has a learned physical reasoning system
The role of a teacher is very important
Violation of expectations research is not used
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Which of the following is NOT part of Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development?
The role of social processes
ZPD is the gap between current and potential capabilities
Experts use scaffolding to help a learner cross the ZPD
Schemas are very important in child development

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