Question :
41.
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41.
Brian is shown a picture with two cows and four horses in it. When he is asked if there are more horses or animals in the picture, Brian replies that there are more animals. Brian is demonstrating the classification ability of
A.
class consciousness.
B.
demarcation.
C.
seriation.
D.
class inclusion.
42.
Brent’s history teacher has asked him to make a timeline for important events that occurred during the Civil War. According to Piaget, what cognitive ability will Brent need to complete this project?
A.
Conservation
B.
Transitive inference
C.
Seriation
D.
Inductive reasoning
43.
Bob is shorter than Mary. Mary is shorter than Lisa. Which cognitive ability would Piaget say is required to understand that Bob is shorter than Lisa?
A.
Conservation
B.
Transitive inference
C.
Seriation
D.
Inductive reasoning
44.
Mrs. Peacock shows Jillian ten pictures. Eight of the pictures are of blue jays, the other two pictures are of cardinals. Mrs. Peacock then asks Jillian if there are more blue jays or more birds. Which cognitive ability would Piaget say is required for Jillian to answer correctly?
A.
Class inclusion
B.
Transitive inference
C.
Seriation
D.
Inductive reasoning
45.
The following abilities of school-age children are true EXCEPT
A.
by 6 or 7, many children can count in their heads.
B.
the ability to add numbers appears before subtraction.
C.
the ability to estimate does not change significantly during middle childhood.
D.
children become more adept with age at solving story problems.
46.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.
School-age children may not be advancing through Piaget’s stages as rapidly as their parents did.
B.
Conservation abilities of children are not dependent on familiarity with materials.
C.
Neurological influences are not as important for children’s adaptation to their environment.
D.
Children are not getting enough drilling on the three R’s.
47.
The use of estimation in solving math problems appears to ______ during middle childhood.
A.
improve
B.
decline
C.
disappear
D.
not function
48.
Piaget concluded that moral reasoning develops in three stages, which include all of the following EXCEPT
A.
obedience to authority.
B.
mutual respect.
C.
moral intent.
D.
equity.
49.
According to Piaget, when judging the moral actions of a person, children younger than 7 years old tend to focus only on the ____ of the offense, while older children consider _____.
A.
degree; intent
B.
desire; outcome
C.
intent; severity
D.
punishment; reward
50.
Caleb, age 6, sees his older brother playing with a ball in the house and watches as the ball breaks a picture on the table. He also sees his older sister dusting some of the pictures and watches as she drops two of them, also breaking the pictures. According to Piaget, if Caleb’s mom walked in and asked Caleb who should be in more trouble, who would Caleb choose?
A.
His brother
B.
His sister
C.
Neither
D.
Both
