PSY-357 GCU EXAM 2 80 QUESTIONS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ What is the concrete operational stage? Answer: Can perform mental
operations- actions that can be performed on objects or ideas to yield
consistent results.
Mental operations are limited to concrete problems in the here and now-
can't deal well with abstract or hypothetical problems
⫸ Give an example of the concrete operational period. Answer: a child
unconsciously recognizing if nothing is added or taken away, the amount
of something will stay the same.
⫸ What is the formal operational stage? Answer: · Can reason
abstractly and hypothetically
· Use deductive reasoning to draw logical conclusions from the facts
Engage in combinatorial reasoning to generate all the different ways a
given number of items can be arranged.
⫸ give an example of the formal operational period. Answer: mixing
clear liquids in various beaker through trial and error to identify which
liquids produce the color red
,⫸ What are some criticisms about Piaget's theory of Cognitive
Development? Answer: · Piaget's theory underestimates cognitive
competence in infants and young children and overestimates cognitive
competence in adolescents
· Piaget's theory is vague concerning processes and mechanisms of
change
· Piaget's stage model does not account for variability in children's
performance
· Piaget's theory undervalues the influence of the sociocultural
environment on cognitive development
· He thought the older you get, the more intelligent you get but research
proves him wrong. We can increase our capacity, but not our
intelligence.
⫸ Understand how memory works (where things are stored) and who
emphasizes changes in memory efficiency Answer: Working
memory(WM)- temporary storage and use of information that one needs
to perform a task. Ex: looking up and dialing a new phone number.
Anything you are learning for the first time is stored here. If you choose
to store it in long term to reuse later on a test, info will go back into
working memory while applying the memorized info on the test.
· Limited in capacity and how long it lasts
Long term memory(LTM): the storehouse for memory that is permanent
and of unlimited capacity
- Information is transferred into LTM, stored in it and retrieved from it
when needed
, 7 to 8 year olds use less effective learning and memory strategies such as
rehearsal
Older children use more effective learning and memory strategies,
including taking notes/keeping a calendar, organization(structuring new
info into related categories), and elaboration(making new info
memorable by embellishing it)
⫸ Understand Gardener's theory of Multiple Intelligences and know
each intelligence in detail Answer: 1-3: linguistic, logical-mathematical,
spatial
4-9: musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal,
naturalistic, existential
Linguistic- knowing the meanings of words, having the ability to use
words to understand new ideas, and using language to convey ideas to
others
Logical-mathematical- understanding relations that exist among objects,
actions and ideas as well as the logical or mathematical operations that
can be performed on them
Spatial- perceiving objects accurately and imagining in the mind's eye
the appearance of an object before and after it has been transformed
Musical-comprehending and producing sounds varying in pitch, rythym
and emotional tone
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION SET 2026
ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
⫸ What is the concrete operational stage? Answer: Can perform mental
operations- actions that can be performed on objects or ideas to yield
consistent results.
Mental operations are limited to concrete problems in the here and now-
can't deal well with abstract or hypothetical problems
⫸ Give an example of the concrete operational period. Answer: a child
unconsciously recognizing if nothing is added or taken away, the amount
of something will stay the same.
⫸ What is the formal operational stage? Answer: · Can reason
abstractly and hypothetically
· Use deductive reasoning to draw logical conclusions from the facts
Engage in combinatorial reasoning to generate all the different ways a
given number of items can be arranged.
⫸ give an example of the formal operational period. Answer: mixing
clear liquids in various beaker through trial and error to identify which
liquids produce the color red
,⫸ What are some criticisms about Piaget's theory of Cognitive
Development? Answer: · Piaget's theory underestimates cognitive
competence in infants and young children and overestimates cognitive
competence in adolescents
· Piaget's theory is vague concerning processes and mechanisms of
change
· Piaget's stage model does not account for variability in children's
performance
· Piaget's theory undervalues the influence of the sociocultural
environment on cognitive development
· He thought the older you get, the more intelligent you get but research
proves him wrong. We can increase our capacity, but not our
intelligence.
⫸ Understand how memory works (where things are stored) and who
emphasizes changes in memory efficiency Answer: Working
memory(WM)- temporary storage and use of information that one needs
to perform a task. Ex: looking up and dialing a new phone number.
Anything you are learning for the first time is stored here. If you choose
to store it in long term to reuse later on a test, info will go back into
working memory while applying the memorized info on the test.
· Limited in capacity and how long it lasts
Long term memory(LTM): the storehouse for memory that is permanent
and of unlimited capacity
- Information is transferred into LTM, stored in it and retrieved from it
when needed
, 7 to 8 year olds use less effective learning and memory strategies such as
rehearsal
Older children use more effective learning and memory strategies,
including taking notes/keeping a calendar, organization(structuring new
info into related categories), and elaboration(making new info
memorable by embellishing it)
⫸ Understand Gardener's theory of Multiple Intelligences and know
each intelligence in detail Answer: 1-3: linguistic, logical-mathematical,
spatial
4-9: musical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal,
naturalistic, existential
Linguistic- knowing the meanings of words, having the ability to use
words to understand new ideas, and using language to convey ideas to
others
Logical-mathematical- understanding relations that exist among objects,
actions and ideas as well as the logical or mathematical operations that
can be performed on them
Spatial- perceiving objects accurately and imagining in the mind's eye
the appearance of an object before and after it has been transformed
Musical-comprehending and producing sounds varying in pitch, rythym
and emotional tone
