PSYC 2060 Exam 1 (Ch 2) UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The pattern of biological, cognitive, and
socioemotional changes that begins at conception and continues through the life
span is called development.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. During middle and late childhood, achievement
typically becomes an important theme of children's lives.
False (Adolescence involves the transition...) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Early
adulthood involves the transition from childhood to adulthood.
False (...a level that is neither too difficult nor too easy and boring.) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True or False. An important concept in education related to development is that teaching should
take place at a level that is somewhat more difficult than the level of the child.
False (The brain has considerable plasticity, and its development depends on experience. What
children do can change
the development of their brain.) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The cells in the brain
responsible for processing information stop dividing early in childhood. Brain development is
not influenced by outside experiences or actions.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. An individual's attention span typically increases
as he or she progresses from early childhood through middle and late
childhood. Children typically have more trouble focusing their attention and maintaining it
during early childhood than they do
during middle and late childhood.
,True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. A teaching implication of brain science is that
children will be better able to focus and maintain attention as myelination
progresses.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Piaget's stages of cognitive development are an
example of discontinuity in development in which the individual
undergoes a qualitative change when progressing from one stage to the next.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development has
stimulated considerable interest in the view that knowledge is situated
and collaborative.
False (He portrayed development as inseparable from social and cultural activities.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky believed that the child's development is independent of
social and cultural activities.
False (This is Vygotsky's view. Piaget believed that self-talk reflected immaturity.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True or False. Piaget believed that children who engage in "private speech" are
more socially competent than children who do not.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky believed that private speech represents
an early transition in becoming more socially communicative.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Piaget believed that children construct
knowledge by transforming, organizing, and reorganizing previous knowledge.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. According to both Piaget and Vygotsky, teachers
should play the role of facilitator rather than director.
, False (According to Piaget, language plays a minor role.) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or
False. According to Piaget, language plays a major role in influencing a child's cognitive
development.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Children benefit when their parents and teachers
actively engage them in conversation, ask questions, and emphasize interactive rather than
directive language.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Semantics refers to the meaning of words and
sentences.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The word "walking" consists of two morphemes.
D - CORRECT ANSWER - During the period of development known as "early childhood," a
child typically does which of the following?
A. Masters the fundamental skills of writing
B. Contemplates career choices
C. Pursues independence and seeks identity
D. Learns to identify letters of the alphabet
A - CORRECT ANSWER - During the period of development known as "middle and late
childhood," a child typically does which of the following?
A. Masters the fundamental skills of writing
B. Begins to think more abstractly and logically
C. Pursues independence
D. Learns to identify letters of the alphabet
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The pattern of biological, cognitive, and
socioemotional changes that begins at conception and continues through the life
span is called development.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. During middle and late childhood, achievement
typically becomes an important theme of children's lives.
False (Adolescence involves the transition...) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Early
adulthood involves the transition from childhood to adulthood.
False (...a level that is neither too difficult nor too easy and boring.) - CORRECT ANSWER -
True or False. An important concept in education related to development is that teaching should
take place at a level that is somewhat more difficult than the level of the child.
False (The brain has considerable plasticity, and its development depends on experience. What
children do can change
the development of their brain.) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The cells in the brain
responsible for processing information stop dividing early in childhood. Brain development is
not influenced by outside experiences or actions.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. An individual's attention span typically increases
as he or she progresses from early childhood through middle and late
childhood. Children typically have more trouble focusing their attention and maintaining it
during early childhood than they do
during middle and late childhood.
,True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. A teaching implication of brain science is that
children will be better able to focus and maintain attention as myelination
progresses.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Piaget's stages of cognitive development are an
example of discontinuity in development in which the individual
undergoes a qualitative change when progressing from one stage to the next.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development has
stimulated considerable interest in the view that knowledge is situated
and collaborative.
False (He portrayed development as inseparable from social and cultural activities.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky believed that the child's development is independent of
social and cultural activities.
False (This is Vygotsky's view. Piaget believed that self-talk reflected immaturity.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - True or False. Piaget believed that children who engage in "private speech" are
more socially competent than children who do not.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Vygotsky believed that private speech represents
an early transition in becoming more socially communicative.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Piaget believed that children construct
knowledge by transforming, organizing, and reorganizing previous knowledge.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. According to both Piaget and Vygotsky, teachers
should play the role of facilitator rather than director.
, False (According to Piaget, language plays a minor role.) - CORRECT ANSWER - True or
False. According to Piaget, language plays a major role in influencing a child's cognitive
development.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Children benefit when their parents and teachers
actively engage them in conversation, ask questions, and emphasize interactive rather than
directive language.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. Semantics refers to the meaning of words and
sentences.
True - CORRECT ANSWER - True or False. The word "walking" consists of two morphemes.
D - CORRECT ANSWER - During the period of development known as "early childhood," a
child typically does which of the following?
A. Masters the fundamental skills of writing
B. Contemplates career choices
C. Pursues independence and seeks identity
D. Learns to identify letters of the alphabet
A - CORRECT ANSWER - During the period of development known as "middle and late
childhood," a child typically does which of the following?
A. Masters the fundamental skills of writing
B. Begins to think more abstractly and logically
C. Pursues independence
D. Learns to identify letters of the alphabet
