Cognitive Development Piaget & Vygotsky Quiz

Question 1

What is the term for modifying existing schemes in order to incorporate/adapt new experiences?

Accepted Answer

accommodation

Question 2

What is the role of a more knowledgable other in Vygotsky's theory?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 3

What is the imbalance between existing schemas and new experiences called?

Accepted Answer

disequilibrium

Question 4

What are organized patterns of thought and action called?

Accepted Answer

schemas

Question 5

What is the most important element of Vygotsky's Theory of Learning Development?

Accepted Answer

social interaction

Question 6

What level of Depth of Knowledge did your article presentations assess?

Accepted Answer

Level 4

Question 7

Which describe the idea that learners can do more challenging work with help?

Accepted Answer

zone of proximal development

Question 8

What is the term for combining existing schemas into more complex intellectual structures?

Accepted Answer

organizatin

Question 9

What are some social phenomenon that impact a child's learning?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Question 10

Which describes the action of using tools (speech & writing) to make sense of the world?

Accepted Answer

mediation

Question 11

Which is NOT an elementary mental function?

Accepted Answer

distraction

Question 12

Which theorist emphasized social interaction's impact cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Vygotsky

Question 13

Who believed that physical maturation precedes cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Piaget

Question 14

What level of Depth of Knowledge did this Quiz assess?

Accepted Answer

level 1

Question 15

Which instructional techniques fosters Vygotsky's approach to learning?

Accepted Answer

tutorials, cooperative learning

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