NYSTCE EAS REVIEW SCRIPT ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED MATERIAL
●● Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Answer: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
●● Stereotyping
Answer: creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of
people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike
●● Prejudice
Answer: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual
experience
●● Ethnocentrism
Answer: evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
●● Ignorance
Answer: lack of knowledge or information or education
,●● Bruner's Constructivist Theory
Answer: The belief that learners construct knowledge rather than just
passively take in information
●● Social Learning Theory
Answer: Considers how environmental and cognitive factors interact to
influence human learning and behavior
●● Environmentalist Theory
Answer: Belief that learning is a reaction to the environment.
●● Sensorimotor Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age)
during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory
impressions and motor activities
●● Pre-operational Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of
age) during which a child uses pictures and words to represent things
with symbols. They are typically not able to understand the logic or
perspectives of others
●● Concrete Operational Stage
, Answer: In Piaget's theory ( from ages 7 to 11) Children begin to use
more logical thinking so this is a good time to teach empathy. They may
struggle with hypotheticals and abstract concepts.
Classifying objects (websites vs. books)
Idea of Conservation
Inductive Logic (concrete, hands-on problem solving; Ex: using math
manipulatives to solve a problem)
Less egocentric (more empathetic towards others)
●● Formal Operational Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development during
which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts (12 and
up)
●● Lev Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Answer: Views human development as a socially mediated process. This
theory proposes that social interaction within the family and with
knowledgeable members of the community is the primary means by
which children acquire behaviors and cognitive processes relevant to
their own society.
●● Montessori
Answer: The Montessori Stages of Development and method of
education was developed by Maria Montessori. It is a non-traditional
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXPERT
VERIFIED MATERIAL
●● Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Answer: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization
●● Stereotyping
Answer: creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of
people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike
●● Prejudice
Answer: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual
experience
●● Ethnocentrism
Answer: evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions
originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
●● Ignorance
Answer: lack of knowledge or information or education
,●● Bruner's Constructivist Theory
Answer: The belief that learners construct knowledge rather than just
passively take in information
●● Social Learning Theory
Answer: Considers how environmental and cognitive factors interact to
influence human learning and behavior
●● Environmentalist Theory
Answer: Belief that learning is a reaction to the environment.
●● Sensorimotor Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age)
during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory
impressions and motor activities
●● Pre-operational Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of
age) during which a child uses pictures and words to represent things
with symbols. They are typically not able to understand the logic or
perspectives of others
●● Concrete Operational Stage
, Answer: In Piaget's theory ( from ages 7 to 11) Children begin to use
more logical thinking so this is a good time to teach empathy. They may
struggle with hypotheticals and abstract concepts.
Classifying objects (websites vs. books)
Idea of Conservation
Inductive Logic (concrete, hands-on problem solving; Ex: using math
manipulatives to solve a problem)
Less egocentric (more empathetic towards others)
●● Formal Operational Stage
Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development during
which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts (12 and
up)
●● Lev Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
Answer: Views human development as a socially mediated process. This
theory proposes that social interaction within the family and with
knowledgeable members of the community is the primary means by
which children acquire behaviors and cognitive processes relevant to
their own society.
●● Montessori
Answer: The Montessori Stages of Development and method of
education was developed by Maria Montessori. It is a non-traditional
