psyc 365 exam 3 fischer questions with correct
answers
Piaget's most lasting contribution is the idea that intelligence is
_______________________________________ Correct Answer-an
active, constructive, and dynamic process
what did piaget believe? Correct Answer-we are always actively trying
to make sense of our experiences to adapt successfully to our
environment
assimilation Correct Answer-fitting new experiences easily into our pre-
existing schemas
Disequilibrium Correct Answer-if we experience something that we are
not at all familiar with, we may be thrown into this state of confusion
Equilibrium Correct Answer-when we try to make sense of what we are
seeing to return to a comfortable cognitive state
accomodation Correct Answer-when we need to change our schemas to
fit new experiences
piaget's stages of cognitive development: Correct Answer-1.
sensorimotor
2. preoperational
3. concrete operational
,4. formal operational
sensorimotor stage Correct Answer-birth-2 years; infants understand the
world through their senses and their actions to it
preoperational stage Correct Answer-2-7 years; young children use
mental symbols but do not yet think logically, and their thinking is
egocentric
concrete operational stage Correct Answer-7-12 years; children now
think logically, but their thinking is concrete, not abstract
formal operational stage Correct Answer-12 years and older; adolescents
can think both logically and abstractly
the different actions the infant is developing in the sensorimotor stage
are examples of Correct Answer-motor schemas
when do children develop object permanence? Correct Answer-by the
end of the sensorimotor stage
symbolic thought Correct Answer-toddlers can think about and refer to
objects that are not in their immediate vicinity because they can
represent them in their minds
, 3 ways in which children demonstrate their ability to use symbols are
through: Correct Answer-1. fantasy play
2. language
3. drawings
intuitive thought Correct Answer-beginning around age 3, many children
have some understanding of what they are seeing and experiencing, but
now ask "why?" about anything and everything
transductive reasoning Correct Answer-moving freely from one
particular observation to another, creating causal links where none
existed (i haven't had my nap, therefor it isn't the afternoon)
reversibility Correct Answer-the ability to reverse mental operations;
allows a child to overcome the pull toward perceptual bias when making
judgements about conservation tasks
classification Correct Answer-piaget- children's ability to classify
objects together on the basis of their color, shape, etc.
seriation Correct Answer-the ability to put objects in order by height,
weight, or some other quality
hypothetico-deductive reasoning Correct Answer-by the age of 12,
children begin to reason logically about hypothetical possibilities, rather
than only about the concrete world
answers
Piaget's most lasting contribution is the idea that intelligence is
_______________________________________ Correct Answer-an
active, constructive, and dynamic process
what did piaget believe? Correct Answer-we are always actively trying
to make sense of our experiences to adapt successfully to our
environment
assimilation Correct Answer-fitting new experiences easily into our pre-
existing schemas
Disequilibrium Correct Answer-if we experience something that we are
not at all familiar with, we may be thrown into this state of confusion
Equilibrium Correct Answer-when we try to make sense of what we are
seeing to return to a comfortable cognitive state
accomodation Correct Answer-when we need to change our schemas to
fit new experiences
piaget's stages of cognitive development: Correct Answer-1.
sensorimotor
2. preoperational
3. concrete operational
,4. formal operational
sensorimotor stage Correct Answer-birth-2 years; infants understand the
world through their senses and their actions to it
preoperational stage Correct Answer-2-7 years; young children use
mental symbols but do not yet think logically, and their thinking is
egocentric
concrete operational stage Correct Answer-7-12 years; children now
think logically, but their thinking is concrete, not abstract
formal operational stage Correct Answer-12 years and older; adolescents
can think both logically and abstractly
the different actions the infant is developing in the sensorimotor stage
are examples of Correct Answer-motor schemas
when do children develop object permanence? Correct Answer-by the
end of the sensorimotor stage
symbolic thought Correct Answer-toddlers can think about and refer to
objects that are not in their immediate vicinity because they can
represent them in their minds
, 3 ways in which children demonstrate their ability to use symbols are
through: Correct Answer-1. fantasy play
2. language
3. drawings
intuitive thought Correct Answer-beginning around age 3, many children
have some understanding of what they are seeing and experiencing, but
now ask "why?" about anything and everything
transductive reasoning Correct Answer-moving freely from one
particular observation to another, creating causal links where none
existed (i haven't had my nap, therefor it isn't the afternoon)
reversibility Correct Answer-the ability to reverse mental operations;
allows a child to overcome the pull toward perceptual bias when making
judgements about conservation tasks
classification Correct Answer-piaget- children's ability to classify
objects together on the basis of their color, shape, etc.
seriation Correct Answer-the ability to put objects in order by height,
weight, or some other quality
hypothetico-deductive reasoning Correct Answer-by the age of 12,
children begin to reason logically about hypothetical possibilities, rather
than only about the concrete world
