Lifespan Development Lecture #2

Question 1

According to Vygotsky, what facilitates cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Social interactions

Question 2

Which substage of the sensorimotor stage involves deliberately experimenting to discover consequences?

Accepted Answer

Tertiary Circular Reactions

Question 3

The stage of cognitive-development theory in which it's understood that boys become men and girls become women is called

Accepted Answer

Gender stability

Question 4

A child sees a new type of animal and calls it a dog but learns by experience that it is a cat. This is an example of

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Accommodation

Question 5

What is object permanence?

Accepted Answer

The ability to recognize that objects exist even when they are out of sight

Question 6

The ability to evaluate the logic of verbal statements without having concrete examples describes

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Propositional thought

Question 7

Kids in the pre-operational stage of development are not able to conserve due to

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centration, irreversibility

Question 8

A child sees a new type of dog they've never seen before but recognizes it as a dog. This is an example of

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assimilation

Question 9

What type of memory is relatively unaffected by increasing age?

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Semantic memory

Question 10

What is a characteristic of the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

Abstract thinking

Question 11

Freud's phallic stage occurs at the same time as which of Erikson's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

initiative v. guilt

Question 12

In which stage is cognition limited by transduction reasoning and egocentrism?

Accepted Answer

Preoperational

Question 13

Accommodation in Piaget's theory occurs when a child:

Accepted Answer

Modifies an existing cognitive schema to fit a new object or situation

Question 14

What motivates cognitive development, according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

Equilibration

Question 15

A child with ________ identity status would say, "I've thought about a career, but I still don't know."

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Moratorium

Question 16

Which parenting style results in self-centered, impulsive, non-compliant and low achievement-oriented children?

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Permissive

Question 17

Which stage of cognitive development involves thinking logically about concrete situations?

Accepted Answer

Concrete operational stage

Question 18

What is the zone of proximal development according to Vygotsky?

Accepted Answer

The gap between a child's abilities and what they can achieve w/ assistance

Question 19

Bandura's social learning theory states:

Accepted Answer

gender identity results from observed learning and differential enforcement

Question 20

What aspect of memory declines the most with increasing age in adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Recent long-term memory

Question 21

At what age range does the sensorimotor stage occur according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

Birth to 2 years

Question 22

Which of the following best describes Piaget's view of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

It involves biological maturation and interaction with the environment.

Question 23

Recent long-term memory shows the greatest age-related decline

Accepted Answer

because older adults stop using effective encoding strategies

Question 24

What is a limitation of preoperational thought according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

Egocentrism

Question 25

What is a key aspect of Vygotsky's scaffolding technique?

Accepted Answer

Offering hints, prompts, and feedback

Question 26

Assimilation in Piaget's theory occurs when a child:

Accepted Answer

Incorporates new information into existing cognitive schemas

Question 27

Freud's anal stage occurs at the same time as which of Erikson's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

autonomy v. shame and doubt

Question 28

Which memory system consists of memories retrieved consciously and intentionally?

Accepted Answer

Declarative memory

Question 29

Which theory views cognitive development as influenced by social and cultural factors?

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory

Question 30

A child who says, "It took a while, but I've decided that I'm going to be an astronaut" would have which identity status

Accepted Answer

Achievement

Question 31

According to Piaget, what is egocentrism?

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The inability to understand that others have different perspectives

Question 32

What is a criticism of Piaget's theory regarding cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

It underestimates the impact of social interactions.

Question 33

At what age does ToM typically begin to develop, according to research?

Accepted Answer

Between 3 and 5 years

Question 34

Private speech, as described by Vygotsky, refers to:

Accepted Answer

Speech that children utter aloud to guide their actions

Lifespan Development Lecture #2

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Lifespan Development Lecture #2

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