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37.According to Piaget, social interaction:

a.does not play a role in development.

b.provides a mechanism for learners to test schemes.

c.produces egocentrism and often hinders development.

d.allows learners to engage in the zone of proximal development.

38.According to Piaget’s theory together with research examining the theory, which of the following best describes the thinking of adolescents?

a.They are formal operational in their thinking in all areas except higher-level mathematics.

b.They are concrete operational in their thinking in all areas.

c.They are formal operational in their thinking, but research indicates that a majority remain concrete operational outside their areas of expertise.

d.They should be concrete operational in their thinking, but research indicates that the majority can be formal operational if they have been given the appropriate prerequisite experiences to advance their development.

39.Kerry has an understanding of how the western United States was settled.  He knows that large numbers of settlers came from Europe and tried to make a new life in the American West.  His teacher, Mr. Rudy, notes in class that the settlers included some from Mexico and also some former slaves. Kerry now questions his own understanding.  Which of the following Piagetian concepts is Kerry most clearly is displaying?

a.Transformation

b.Maturation

c.Assimilation

d.Disequilibrium

40.Molina understands a lot about the solar system.  She has been told that there are nine planets.  Now scientists suggest that a new planet may exist beyond Pluto and that Pluto itself is no longer considered a planet.  Molina considers the potential of this new information and during discussion in class suggests that “If there is another planet out there, the surface temperature would be very cold!” Piaget would say she:

a.went through a process of transformation, seeing the process move from one point to another.

b.illustrated seriation by adding an additional planet to her understanding.

c.reached equilibrium through the process of accommodation.

d.assimilated new information into an already existing scheme.

41.Ms. Ramsay is discussing the Civil War with her students.  She poses the question, “What would life have been like as a child during this time?”  Her students are able to generate some plausible explanations.  At which stage of development, according to Piaget, are her students engaged?

a.Sensorimotor

b.Preoperational

c.Concrete operational

d.Formal operational

42.Joe has just learned the characteristics of a circle and looks at his family as a circle, his friends as a circle, the loop around the city as a circle.  This best illustrates Piaget’s concept of:

a.scheme.

b.logical thought.

c.transformation.

d.discrimination.

43.Brad always takes the same route to work each morning, parks in the same place, and returns home again the same way. I like it this way,” he says.  “I don’t have to think about anything.  I just go.”  The Piagetian concept most closely related to this illustration is:

a.transformation.

b.maturation.

c.accommodation.

d.equilibrium.

44.Mrs. Ortega dresses very professionally for school each day, and the students even notice how nice she always looks.  She is planning a unit on poverty in America, so on Monday, the day she begins the unit, she dresses in old, torn, and soiled clothes and marches into her classroom to the astonishment of her students.  Of the following, the Piagetian concept most closely related to the students’ reaction is:

a.transformation.

b.maturation.

c.assimilation.

d.disequilibrium.

45.Sally concludes that a Persian cat and a mountain lion are both felines even though they are markedly different in size.  This best illustrates Piaget’s concept of:

a.assimilation.

b.accommodation.

c.generalization.

d.centration.

46.An economics professor once said, “The world is governed by economics.”  Later the faculty was told in a meeting about university enrollment problems and what effect these had on funding.  The professor then nodded knowingly and mumbled, “Yes, economics rules the world.”  Piaget would say she:

a.went through a process of transformation seeing the process move from one point to another.

b.accommodated a scheme to include an additional example.

c.reached equilibrium through the process of accommodation.

d.assimilated an example into an already existing scheme.

Items 47-49 are related.