Developmental Educational Psychology Practice Test 2023.

Developmental Educational Psychology Practice Test 2023.Mr. Remick asks 9-year-old Anne to divide a pitcher of lemonade equally between two glasses, one each for her and her friend Kate. The two glasses are different shapes, with Anne's being tall and thin and Kate's being short and wide. After Anne pours the lemonade, Mr. Remick says to her, "look, the lemonade in your glass is higher than the lemonade in Kate's glass. Did you give yourself more than you gave Kate?" "No," Anne replies, "my glass is skinnier." Mr. Remick continues to ask Anne questions to determine how well she understands that height compensates for width in this situation. Mr. Remick's strategy can best be described as illustrating: - ANSWER The Clinical Method Larger systems of mental processes are known as: - ANSWER Operations From Piaget's perspective, children are: - ANSWER Eager to interact with and make sense of their world Which one of the following statements best describes Piaget's view of how children acquire knowledge about the world? - ANSWER Children actively construct their own view of the world from their experiences with the environment Five-year-old Becky is playing with blocks, stacking them one on top of another until her towers eventually tumble, and then stacking them again. Which one of the following best reflects Piaget's view of how Becky is probably learning in this situation? - ANSWER She is actively thinking about and interpreting the results of her actions Which one of the following statements best describes the idea that cognitive development involves a process of construction? - ANSWER Children pull together pieces of information about a topic to create their own understanding In Piaget's theory, a scheme can best be described as: - ANSWER An organized group of similar thoughts or actions In her first trip to a zoo, 7-year-old Latisha notices that leopards have paws very similar in shape to her cat Snowball's paws. She also notices that leopards walk in much the same way that Snowball does. Latisha starts to wonder if perhaps leopards are cats. Latisha's thinking illustrates Piaget's idea that thought is characterized by: - ANSWER Use of schemes Which of the following is not a concept described by Piaget? - ANSWER Zone of proximal development