PSYCHOLOGY 235 EXAM 2 (CH. 9-12)
part 1 Questions & Answers Already
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working memory - ✔✔✔-»»Tony came to walk with Jose to
school. When Jose saw Tony's notebook in his backpack,
Jose rushed back into his house to retrieve his own
notebook, which contained his homework. Jose's
sensation upon seeing Tony's notebook became a
perception which triggered Jose's ____________.
use symbolic thought - ✔✔✔-»»One of the milestones of
preoperational thought is the ability to __________?
centration - ✔✔✔-»»"You are your mom's daughter,
right?" Grandpa asked Beatriz. "Yes!" Beatriz eagerly
answered.
,"Well, your mom is my daughter," Grandpa replied. "No!
She's my Mommy!" Beatriz exclaimed. Why did Beatriz
make this error?
focus on appearance - ✔✔✔-»»After her haircut was
complete, Tania began crying inconsolably. "You turned
me into a boy!" she cried. Which obstacle to logic was
Tania demonstrating?
static reasoning - ✔✔✔-»»The characteristic of
preoperational thought in which a young child thinks that
nothing changes is called _______.
demonstrate centration - ✔✔✔-»»A magician's goal is to
get the audience to focus on one aspect of his
demonstration while he manipulates another. This is easy
to do with preoperational children, as they are fooled by
their tendency to _______.
static reasoning - ✔✔✔-»»When Jennie sees her third-
grade teacher in the grocery store, she is shocked to see
her outside of school. This is likely due to Jennie's
________.
irreversibility - ✔✔✔-»»Evelyn dropped a tiny spot of
ketchup on her pants during lunch. Even though her
teacher was able to completely remove the spot, Evelyn is
crying hysterically and says she wants to go home
because her outfit is ruined. Her behavior demonstrates
, the characteristic of preoperational thought known as
________.
centration - ✔✔✔-»»Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem
understanding that the 20-year-old woman who
sometimes says with him is both a student and a
babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's
thinking has moved beyond _________.
irreversibility - ✔✔✔-»»Jake's father takes him to the
barber for his first real haircut. At first, Jake is excited, but
as soon as the barber makes the first cut he becomes very
upset and tells his father to make the barber stop. In spite
of his father's efforts to assure Jake that his hair will grow
back, Jake is exhibiting the characteristic known as
__________.
conservation - ✔✔✔-»»Four-year-old Jonathan is sitting at
the lunch counter next to his sister Erin. They are having
hot dogs for lunch. When his mom cuts Jonathan's hot dog
into five pieces and Erin's into six pieces. Jonathan
protests, "Erin has more than me!" Which ability does
Jonathan not yet demonstrate?
Miriam helps her son Ben make cookies. She measures
all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in
small bowls. She reads the recipe aloud as ben places the
ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a
spoon. - ✔✔✔-»»Which is an example of scaffolding?
part 1 Questions & Answers Already
Passed!!
working memory - ✔✔✔-»»Tony came to walk with Jose to
school. When Jose saw Tony's notebook in his backpack,
Jose rushed back into his house to retrieve his own
notebook, which contained his homework. Jose's
sensation upon seeing Tony's notebook became a
perception which triggered Jose's ____________.
use symbolic thought - ✔✔✔-»»One of the milestones of
preoperational thought is the ability to __________?
centration - ✔✔✔-»»"You are your mom's daughter,
right?" Grandpa asked Beatriz. "Yes!" Beatriz eagerly
answered.
,"Well, your mom is my daughter," Grandpa replied. "No!
She's my Mommy!" Beatriz exclaimed. Why did Beatriz
make this error?
focus on appearance - ✔✔✔-»»After her haircut was
complete, Tania began crying inconsolably. "You turned
me into a boy!" she cried. Which obstacle to logic was
Tania demonstrating?
static reasoning - ✔✔✔-»»The characteristic of
preoperational thought in which a young child thinks that
nothing changes is called _______.
demonstrate centration - ✔✔✔-»»A magician's goal is to
get the audience to focus on one aspect of his
demonstration while he manipulates another. This is easy
to do with preoperational children, as they are fooled by
their tendency to _______.
static reasoning - ✔✔✔-»»When Jennie sees her third-
grade teacher in the grocery store, she is shocked to see
her outside of school. This is likely due to Jennie's
________.
irreversibility - ✔✔✔-»»Evelyn dropped a tiny spot of
ketchup on her pants during lunch. Even though her
teacher was able to completely remove the spot, Evelyn is
crying hysterically and says she wants to go home
because her outfit is ruined. Her behavior demonstrates
, the characteristic of preoperational thought known as
________.
centration - ✔✔✔-»»Nine-year-old Bobby has no problem
understanding that the 20-year-old woman who
sometimes says with him is both a student and a
babysitter. According to Piaget, this is because Bobby's
thinking has moved beyond _________.
irreversibility - ✔✔✔-»»Jake's father takes him to the
barber for his first real haircut. At first, Jake is excited, but
as soon as the barber makes the first cut he becomes very
upset and tells his father to make the barber stop. In spite
of his father's efforts to assure Jake that his hair will grow
back, Jake is exhibiting the characteristic known as
__________.
conservation - ✔✔✔-»»Four-year-old Jonathan is sitting at
the lunch counter next to his sister Erin. They are having
hot dogs for lunch. When his mom cuts Jonathan's hot dog
into five pieces and Erin's into six pieces. Jonathan
protests, "Erin has more than me!" Which ability does
Jonathan not yet demonstrate?
Miriam helps her son Ben make cookies. She measures
all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in
small bowls. She reads the recipe aloud as ben places the
ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a
spoon. - ✔✔✔-»»Which is an example of scaffolding?
