41. Which stage of cognitive development involves replacing intuitive reasoning with logical reasoning?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Egocentric
42. Which of the following is true about the concrete operational stage of reasoning?
A. Adolescents can conceive of hypothetical possibilities in this stage.
B. This stage denotes ability of an adolescent to systematically deduce, or come to a conclusion about, the best path for solving the problem.
C. A kind of abstract, logical reasoning occurs in this cognitive stage.
D. One important skill at this stage of reasoning is the ability to classify or divide things into different sets or subsets and to consider their interrelations.
43. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, formal operational thought is _____.
A. logical, systematic, abstract, and idealistic
B. simplistic and systematic
C. intuitive and concrete
D. based on trial and error
44. According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the ability to utilize logical thought to assess abstract social problems and situations is attained during the _____ stage.
A. preoperational
B. concrete operational
C. formal operational
D. sensorimotor
45. An adolescent who hypothesizes and speaks in terms of possibilities may well be functioning in Piaget’s cognitive stage of _____.
A. formal operational thought
B. concrete operational thought
C. moral realistic thought
D. transductive thought
46. Which of the following represents the correct chronological sequence of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A. Sensorimotor, preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
B. Sensorimotor, concrete operations, preoperations, formal operations
C. Preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor
D. Concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor, preoperations
47. Which of the following statements about Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is false?
A. Piaget believed that we go through four stages in understanding the world and that each stage involves a qualitatively different way of making sense of the world.
B. Piaget believed that children do not play an active role in constructing their own understanding of the world but rather are passively reacting to environmental influences.
C. Piaget believed that children use schemas to make sense of their experience.
D. Piaget’s theory suggests that over the course of the four developmental stages, a person progresses from sensorimotor cognition to abstract, idealistic, and logical thought.
48. According to the textbook, one of the most important criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development is that _____.
A. his theory had very little impact on psychologists’ understanding of how children’s minds develop
B. the popularity of his theory was been very short-lived
C. his theory was never scientifically tested
D. many cognitive abilities emerge earlier in children than Piaget thought
49. Although _____ did not believe that culture and education play important roles in children’s cognitive development, _____ believed that cognitive development is very much an interpersonal process that happens in a cultural context.
A. Jean Piaget/Lev Vygotsky
B. Lev Vygostsky/Jean Piaget
C. Erik Erikson/Jean Piaget
D. Lev Vygostsky/Erik Erikson
50. Benjamin loves putting together puzzles. He has recently mastered putting together a 10-piece Sesame Street puzzle. His mother claps at his accomplishment but wants to continue challenging Benjamin just beyond his current abilities. The next time they play, she gives Benjamin a 15-piece puzzle and offers some guidance on how to sort the pieces out. According to Vygotsky, Benjamin’s mother provides _____ that allows Benjamin’s cognitive abilities to be built higher and higher.
A. accommodating
B. assimilation
C. scaffolding
D. conservation
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