EDUC 210 TEST BANK QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Stages of cognitive development theory - Answer- 1. Equilibrium- you understand how
things work around you
2. Cog. Conflict- when you dont know something and it gives you a feeling of
disequilibrium
3. Disequilibrium- makes you want to figure out how it works
2 ways to overcome disequilibrium - Answer- 1. Assimilate- adding another example to
existing category
2. Accommodate- you must make a new category
Cog. Dev. Stages - Answer- 1. Sensorimotor (birth- age 2)
2. Pre operational (age 3- age 6)
3. Concrete Operational (age 7- age 12)
4. Formal Operation (age 13- death)
Sensorimotor stage - Answer- 1. Object permanence- just bc you aren't looking at
something it doesn't blink out of existence (Piaget says kids lack object permanence)
2. Deferred imitation- can replicate a previously observed action or behavior
Pre operational stage - Answer- 1. Similism- when one thing stand for another
(language-letters, counting-numbers)
2. Animism- giving living qualities to non-living things
3. Transductive reasoning- when 2 things happen close in time, one caused the other
4. Inability to conserve- they can't judge sameness if size of the container changes
5. Ego-centrism- inability to take another's perspective (kids aren't egocentrics)
Concrete operational stage - Answer- 1. Ability to conserve- they know its the same
when you change the container something is in
2. Class inclusion- can include a single thing in multiple classes
3. Mental serration- ability to mentally arrange items along a quantitive dimension
(length, weight)
Formal operation stage - Answer- 1. Abstract thinking- refers to an idea not an object
2. Hypothetical deductive reasoning- you can imagine it, can estimate off what you
know
3. Inductive reasoning- using personal experiences to come to a conclusion about
something
5 reasons Piaget sucks - Answer- 1. There are no stages, development continues
2. He routinely underestimates children's cognitive abilities
, 3. He fails to distinguish between competence and performance
4. His observations were good but the explanation for the reason the kids did the things
was bad
5. Underestimates the impact of social and cultural influences
What are 9 components of a neuron - Answer- Dendrites, nucleus, axon, axon
terminals, cell body, synaptic vesicles, myelin sheath, cerebral spinal fluid, bind sites
What is the only thing neurons share - Answer- Neurotransmitters
3 most important things about neurons - Answer- Neurotransmitters, bind sites, synaptic
vesicles
How communication works in a neuron - Answer- A single fire tells synaptic vesicles to
release, neurotransmitters are released into the cerebral spinal fluid, if it is the correct
shape the neurotransmitter will bind with a bind site to unlock it, when enough are
unlocked it tells the neuron to fire, when it is done the neurotransmitters will reuptake
into the synaptic vesicles
Duration and capacity for sensory memory - Answer- D- fraction of a second
C- field of vision
Duration and capacity for working memory - Answer- D- 20-30 seconds
C- 5-9 items
Sensory memory - Answer- Senses hold material for a short period of time
Selective attention - Answer- Choosing what you pay attention to, ignoring distracting
stimuli
Long term memory - Answer- All the things in your memory have their own nodes, you
can make connections between them and that is hypothetical structure
What happens when you forget something - Answer- The connections are deteriorated
attention switching - Answer- When you multitask you are switching your focus from one
task to another
Myths about multitasking - Answer- 1. You get better at it over time
2. It helps you deal with distractions
3. Saves time and is efficient
4. Allows your brain to work on several tasks at once
How many examples do you need to give to help memorization - Answer- At least 2
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Stages of cognitive development theory - Answer- 1. Equilibrium- you understand how
things work around you
2. Cog. Conflict- when you dont know something and it gives you a feeling of
disequilibrium
3. Disequilibrium- makes you want to figure out how it works
2 ways to overcome disequilibrium - Answer- 1. Assimilate- adding another example to
existing category
2. Accommodate- you must make a new category
Cog. Dev. Stages - Answer- 1. Sensorimotor (birth- age 2)
2. Pre operational (age 3- age 6)
3. Concrete Operational (age 7- age 12)
4. Formal Operation (age 13- death)
Sensorimotor stage - Answer- 1. Object permanence- just bc you aren't looking at
something it doesn't blink out of existence (Piaget says kids lack object permanence)
2. Deferred imitation- can replicate a previously observed action or behavior
Pre operational stage - Answer- 1. Similism- when one thing stand for another
(language-letters, counting-numbers)
2. Animism- giving living qualities to non-living things
3. Transductive reasoning- when 2 things happen close in time, one caused the other
4. Inability to conserve- they can't judge sameness if size of the container changes
5. Ego-centrism- inability to take another's perspective (kids aren't egocentrics)
Concrete operational stage - Answer- 1. Ability to conserve- they know its the same
when you change the container something is in
2. Class inclusion- can include a single thing in multiple classes
3. Mental serration- ability to mentally arrange items along a quantitive dimension
(length, weight)
Formal operation stage - Answer- 1. Abstract thinking- refers to an idea not an object
2. Hypothetical deductive reasoning- you can imagine it, can estimate off what you
know
3. Inductive reasoning- using personal experiences to come to a conclusion about
something
5 reasons Piaget sucks - Answer- 1. There are no stages, development continues
2. He routinely underestimates children's cognitive abilities
, 3. He fails to distinguish between competence and performance
4. His observations were good but the explanation for the reason the kids did the things
was bad
5. Underestimates the impact of social and cultural influences
What are 9 components of a neuron - Answer- Dendrites, nucleus, axon, axon
terminals, cell body, synaptic vesicles, myelin sheath, cerebral spinal fluid, bind sites
What is the only thing neurons share - Answer- Neurotransmitters
3 most important things about neurons - Answer- Neurotransmitters, bind sites, synaptic
vesicles
How communication works in a neuron - Answer- A single fire tells synaptic vesicles to
release, neurotransmitters are released into the cerebral spinal fluid, if it is the correct
shape the neurotransmitter will bind with a bind site to unlock it, when enough are
unlocked it tells the neuron to fire, when it is done the neurotransmitters will reuptake
into the synaptic vesicles
Duration and capacity for sensory memory - Answer- D- fraction of a second
C- field of vision
Duration and capacity for working memory - Answer- D- 20-30 seconds
C- 5-9 items
Sensory memory - Answer- Senses hold material for a short period of time
Selective attention - Answer- Choosing what you pay attention to, ignoring distracting
stimuli
Long term memory - Answer- All the things in your memory have their own nodes, you
can make connections between them and that is hypothetical structure
What happens when you forget something - Answer- The connections are deteriorated
attention switching - Answer- When you multitask you are switching your focus from one
task to another
Myths about multitasking - Answer- 1. You get better at it over time
2. It helps you deal with distractions
3. Saves time and is efficient
4. Allows your brain to work on several tasks at once
How many examples do you need to give to help memorization - Answer- At least 2
