ITN 170 CHAPTERS 1-7 CANVAS QUIZZES
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Assimilation Answer: What did Piaget call the process in which
people understand a new experience in terms of their current stage of
cognitive development and way of thinking?
◉ neo-Piagetian theory Answer: An information-processing approach
that builds on Piaget's research is known as __________ theory, because
it considers cognition as made up of different types of individual skills.
◉ Collectivism Answer: Which term refers to the notion that the well-
being of the group is more important than that of the individual?
◉ critical period Answer: A specific time during development at which
a particular event has its greatest consequences and the presence of
certain kinds of environmental stimuli is necessary for development to
proceed normally is called __________.
◉ fMRI scan Answer: The device that provides a detailed, three-
dimensional computer-generated image of brain activity by aiming a
powerful magnetic field at the brain is called a(n) __________.
, ◉ Lev Vygotsky Answer: Who was one of the first to recognize,
acknowledge the importance of, and help us understand the importance
of culture's influence on development?
◉ social construction Answer: A shared notion of reality that is widely
accepted but is a function of society and culture at a given time is/are
called __________.
◉ twentieth Answer: The concept of childhood as a special period did
not exist until the __________ century.
◉ Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow Answer: Which theorists
championed the idea of self-actualization?
◉ Middle and late adulthood end with death Answer: Which period is
considered a social construction and does not have a clear-cut boundary?
A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to
a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of
response is called __________.
classical conditioning
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Assimilation Answer: What did Piaget call the process in which
people understand a new experience in terms of their current stage of
cognitive development and way of thinking?
◉ neo-Piagetian theory Answer: An information-processing approach
that builds on Piaget's research is known as __________ theory, because
it considers cognition as made up of different types of individual skills.
◉ Collectivism Answer: Which term refers to the notion that the well-
being of the group is more important than that of the individual?
◉ critical period Answer: A specific time during development at which
a particular event has its greatest consequences and the presence of
certain kinds of environmental stimuli is necessary for development to
proceed normally is called __________.
◉ fMRI scan Answer: The device that provides a detailed, three-
dimensional computer-generated image of brain activity by aiming a
powerful magnetic field at the brain is called a(n) __________.
, ◉ Lev Vygotsky Answer: Who was one of the first to recognize,
acknowledge the importance of, and help us understand the importance
of culture's influence on development?
◉ social construction Answer: A shared notion of reality that is widely
accepted but is a function of society and culture at a given time is/are
called __________.
◉ twentieth Answer: The concept of childhood as a special period did
not exist until the __________ century.
◉ Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow Answer: Which theorists
championed the idea of self-actualization?
◉ Middle and late adulthood end with death Answer: Which period is
considered a social construction and does not have a clear-cut boundary?
A type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to
a neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of
response is called __________.
classical conditioning
