Developmental Educational
Psychology Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Marking
Scheme
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: - CORRECT ANSWER-The Clinical Method
Larger systems of mental processes are known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Operations
, From Piaget's perspective, children are: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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
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Psychology Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Marking
Scheme
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: - CORRECT ANSWER-The Clinical Method
Larger systems of mental processes are known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Operations
, From Piaget's perspective, children are: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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: - CORRECT 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
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