Which one of the following statements best describes Piaget's view of how children acquire knowledge about the world?

children construct their own view of the world from their experiences

Vygotsky's concept of zone of proximal development refers to:

The range of tasks children can accomplish only with support

Bill can remember something he heard for a second without paying attention

Stop crawling forward, and possibly move away from the edge

Carol revises her understanding of what clouds are like after studying

Ricky's division skills will improve and he will be more motivated.

5 yearold draws on the chalkboard with a white crayon instead of with chalk

Mr. Chang shows students how a new topic is similar but also different

Jasmine looks for a favorite toy her father has just hid in a box.

lectures describing scientific facts

It is difficult for children to think about too many things all at the same time–a fact that reflects:

The limited capacity of working memory

by interacting with more experienced people

It moves information from the sensory register into working memory

they allow children to practice adult behaviors

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conservation
use of schemes
egocentrism
compartmentalization
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Which one of the following statements best describes Piaget's view of how children acquire knowledge about the world?
children initially have a confused view that straightens out with age
children construct their own view of the world from their experiences
Children repeat their parents' and teachers' beliefs
some basic knowledge is pre-wired
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Vygotsky's concept of zone of proximal development refers to:
The range of tasks children can perform by themselves
The degree of maturation necessary to accomplish complex physical tasks
Children's ability to estimate how much they know
The range of tasks children can accomplish only with support
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Abe remembers melodys for several hours
Bill can remember something he heard for a second without paying attention
Danika understands the concept of gravity
Carrie remembers a girl's name long enough to introduce her to others
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Continue crawling, he has not fear of heights
Continue crawling because his perceptual abilities don't detect the dropout
Find the sharp dropout quite fascinating and lean forward to look down
Stop crawling forward, and possibly move away from the edge
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Betsy is given 10 more addition problems when she does the first 10 wrong
Anne copies what her teacher writes on the blackboard.
Carol revises her understanding of what clouds are like after studying
Donna copies her biology textbook definitions word for word in her notebook
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Ricky's division skills will improve and he will be more motivated.
Ricky's skills will decrease as he picks up Lucy's bad habits
Ricky will practice his math by helping Lucy
Ricky will gain nothing from helping his sister
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13-yr old is asked to think about possible adjectives other than awesome
5 yearold draws on the chalkboard with a white crayon instead of with chalk
Mary moves to a new school and buys new clothes to fit the local fashions.
Rachel develops eye-hand coordination for writing letters in cursive
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Ms. Baretta is sure that students have learned one topic before moving on
Mr. Ames presents brand new topics every day to keep kids interested
Ms.Doherty uses a lot of drill and practice exercises
Mr. Chang shows students how a new topic is similar but also different
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Automatization
Executive Processes
Organization
Canalization
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Kenneth understands that two parallel lines won't ever touch
Lucas thinks that his recently deceased grandfather is still alive
Jasmine looks for a favorite toy her father has just hid in a box.
Margaret glues pieces of a vase saying it will look as good as new
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discussion with classmates
Laboratory type experience
lectures describing scientific facts
field trips to hands-on museums
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having freedom to explore
having an abstract overview
Having some prior knowledge
Making sure children always stay in equilibrium
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It is difficult for children to think about too many things all at the same time–a fact that reflects:
The limited capacity of working memory
The integrative nature of long-term memory
The constructive nature of long-term memory
The existence of a sensory register
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Encountering both pleasant and unpleasant events in their daily lives
by interacting with more experienced people
through the mental processes of assimilation and accommodation
thru their independent exploration of their physical and social environment
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experiencing disequilibrium
Have difficulty with conservation
having difficulty with class inclusion
accomodating when he should be assimilating
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Automatization
Comprehension monitoring
Social Referencing
Metacognitive Awareness
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disequilibrium
social constructivism
equilibration
scaffolding
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It moves information from the brain into long-term memory
it moves information to the sensory register
It moves information from the sensory register into working memory
It gets information into the sensory register
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they allow children to practice adult behaviors
they can help children shed their egocentric views of the world
they foster traditional gender stereotypes
They are highly enjoyable but have little impact on cognitive development

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