The Dynamic Child 1st Canadian Edition Manis
TEST BANK
Classic cognitive development theories: explain how children's thinking, language, memory, and
other processes change w/ ___________
-The classic cognitive development theories were proposed by _________ and _________ -
answer-development
Piaget
Vygotsky
Piaget's theory: children ________ their knowledge of the world by exploring and interacting w/
the environment, including physical objects and ppl
-The knowledge is captured in cognitive structures called ________, which are organized ways
of thinking about or acting on objects.
Example?
Children make changes to their schemes w or w/o? external reinforcement - answer-construct
schemes
-ex. An infant has schemes for how to mold her hand to grasp a ball. When introduced to a toy
cube, the infant finds that familiar schemes do not work as well, and she must adapt the
1
, grasping scheme to incorporate this new object.
w/o
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
Birth to 24 months: __________
-Infants understand their environment via their senses and motor actions. By the end, the infant
can use simple symbols such as .... - answer-Sensorimotor
words and pretend play
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
24 months to __ years: _______
-Young children use symbols such as language and imagery to advance their communication and
thinking but tend to focus on only one dimension at a time in solving problems or in
communication. - answer-6
Preoperational
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
6 to ___ years: ________ ________
-Children develop internal mental operations that allow them to think more ________ and
________ and to classify objects using classes and subclasses. - answer-12
Concrete Operational
2
TEST BANK
Classic cognitive development theories: explain how children's thinking, language, memory, and
other processes change w/ ___________
-The classic cognitive development theories were proposed by _________ and _________ -
answer-development
Piaget
Vygotsky
Piaget's theory: children ________ their knowledge of the world by exploring and interacting w/
the environment, including physical objects and ppl
-The knowledge is captured in cognitive structures called ________, which are organized ways
of thinking about or acting on objects.
Example?
Children make changes to their schemes w or w/o? external reinforcement - answer-construct
schemes
-ex. An infant has schemes for how to mold her hand to grasp a ball. When introduced to a toy
cube, the infant finds that familiar schemes do not work as well, and she must adapt the
1
, grasping scheme to incorporate this new object.
w/o
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
Birth to 24 months: __________
-Infants understand their environment via their senses and motor actions. By the end, the infant
can use simple symbols such as .... - answer-Sensorimotor
words and pretend play
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
24 months to __ years: _______
-Young children use symbols such as language and imagery to advance their communication and
thinking but tend to focus on only one dimension at a time in solving problems or in
communication. - answer-6
Preoperational
Piaget's stages of cognitive development:
6 to ___ years: ________ ________
-Children develop internal mental operations that allow them to think more ________ and
________ and to classify objects using classes and subclasses. - answer-12
Concrete Operational
2
