BTEC 3320 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● Which of the following would a child in the concrete operational
stage have the most trouble understanding?
Answer: Systems of Government
●● Which of the following is the best example of assimilation?
Answer: Understanding that Texas is a state then learning that New
Mexico, though shaped differently, is also a state
●● Which of the following is the best example of accommodation?
Answer: Understanding that Texas is a state then learning that all states
create a country.
●● Which of the following does not describe what Piaget meant by
schemes/schema?
Answer: a. Set of Rules
b. (Biological development)
c. Organizing structures
d. Mental framework
, ●● _________________ is the stage of cognitive development that
involves learning how to coordinate motor skills and the senses.
Answer: Sensorimotor
●● ____________________ is a sharp increase in synaptic connections
around the start of puberty that is followed by
_____________________, when synapses are reduced to allow more
efficient functioning and specialization.
Answer: Synaptic exuberance; synaptic pruning
●● Which two of the following are most closely linked to cognitive
development during emerging adulthood?
Answer: Pragmatism & Dialectical Thinking
●● Which of the following is not a limitation of Piaget's theory?
Answer: a. Neglected cultural differences in how cognitive abilities are
defined.
b. ( Neglected to identify stages and age ranges for cognitive abilities. )
c. Overestimated the cognitive abilities of adolescents
d. Underestimated the cognitive abilities of young children.
●● All of the following are examples of formal operational thought as
defined by Piaget and when broadening the stage of formal operations
except?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED PREP
SET
●● Which of the following would a child in the concrete operational
stage have the most trouble understanding?
Answer: Systems of Government
●● Which of the following is the best example of assimilation?
Answer: Understanding that Texas is a state then learning that New
Mexico, though shaped differently, is also a state
●● Which of the following is the best example of accommodation?
Answer: Understanding that Texas is a state then learning that all states
create a country.
●● Which of the following does not describe what Piaget meant by
schemes/schema?
Answer: a. Set of Rules
b. (Biological development)
c. Organizing structures
d. Mental framework
, ●● _________________ is the stage of cognitive development that
involves learning how to coordinate motor skills and the senses.
Answer: Sensorimotor
●● ____________________ is a sharp increase in synaptic connections
around the start of puberty that is followed by
_____________________, when synapses are reduced to allow more
efficient functioning and specialization.
Answer: Synaptic exuberance; synaptic pruning
●● Which two of the following are most closely linked to cognitive
development during emerging adulthood?
Answer: Pragmatism & Dialectical Thinking
●● Which of the following is not a limitation of Piaget's theory?
Answer: a. Neglected cultural differences in how cognitive abilities are
defined.
b. ( Neglected to identify stages and age ranges for cognitive abilities. )
c. Overestimated the cognitive abilities of adolescents
d. Underestimated the cognitive abilities of young children.
●● All of the following are examples of formal operational thought as
defined by Piaget and when broadening the stage of formal operations
except?
