Praxis II 5621 Questions and Answers
Assimilation Ans-Fitting something new into an existing schema
Accommodation Ans-Forming new schema or modifying schema
Schema Ans-Mental constructs or concepts formed to represent elements of reality
Centration Ans-Only focusing on one property at a time
Animism Ans-Assigning human qualities, feelings, and actions to inanimate objects
(preschool & toddler years)
Magical thinking Ans-Attributing cause and effect relationships between their own
thinking/feelings and environmental events where none exist
Conservation Ans-(Concrete operational stage) cognitive ability to understand that objects
or substances retain their properties of numbers or amounts
Egocentric Ans-Children in preoperational stage of cognitive development 2-6 yrs: cannot
adopt another's point of view, even concretely
Reversibility Ans-(Concrete operational stage) ability to reverse an action
Centrate Ans-Focusing on one characteristic
Viktor Lowenfield Ans-Named the stages of art; book: creative & mental growth:
acquaintance of Freud
, Print awareness Ans-First preparation in literacy
Phonemes Ans-Speech sounds
Alphabetic principle Ans-Concept that letters and letter combinations represent speech
sounds
Categorical self Ans-(18-36 mo)Concrete view of oneself; ex: girl, child, tall, good
Remembered self Ans-Comprises life story and develops with long-term memory and with
stories and own memories
Inner self Ans-Child's private feelings, desires and thoughts
Achievement related attribution Ans-Self esteem related specifically to one's ability to
perform a given task; Bandura called it self-efficacy
Locus of control Ans-(Julian Rotter) the place where we attribute causes for outcomes we
experience, either internally or externally; internal-I didn't study or I'm smart; external-the
teacher gave me something too hard or i was lucky
Instrumental aggression Ans-Shout, kick, hit
Hostile aggression Ans-(Middle preschoolers) getting even for wrongs
Overt Ans-(Hostile aggression) physically harming another or threatening; usually boys
Relational Ans-(Hostile aggression) emotional or social harm (usually girls)
Assimilation Ans-Fitting something new into an existing schema
Accommodation Ans-Forming new schema or modifying schema
Schema Ans-Mental constructs or concepts formed to represent elements of reality
Centration Ans-Only focusing on one property at a time
Animism Ans-Assigning human qualities, feelings, and actions to inanimate objects
(preschool & toddler years)
Magical thinking Ans-Attributing cause and effect relationships between their own
thinking/feelings and environmental events where none exist
Conservation Ans-(Concrete operational stage) cognitive ability to understand that objects
or substances retain their properties of numbers or amounts
Egocentric Ans-Children in preoperational stage of cognitive development 2-6 yrs: cannot
adopt another's point of view, even concretely
Reversibility Ans-(Concrete operational stage) ability to reverse an action
Centrate Ans-Focusing on one characteristic
Viktor Lowenfield Ans-Named the stages of art; book: creative & mental growth:
acquaintance of Freud
, Print awareness Ans-First preparation in literacy
Phonemes Ans-Speech sounds
Alphabetic principle Ans-Concept that letters and letter combinations represent speech
sounds
Categorical self Ans-(18-36 mo)Concrete view of oneself; ex: girl, child, tall, good
Remembered self Ans-Comprises life story and develops with long-term memory and with
stories and own memories
Inner self Ans-Child's private feelings, desires and thoughts
Achievement related attribution Ans-Self esteem related specifically to one's ability to
perform a given task; Bandura called it self-efficacy
Locus of control Ans-(Julian Rotter) the place where we attribute causes for outcomes we
experience, either internally or externally; internal-I didn't study or I'm smart; external-the
teacher gave me something too hard or i was lucky
Instrumental aggression Ans-Shout, kick, hit
Hostile aggression Ans-(Middle preschoolers) getting even for wrongs
Overt Ans-(Hostile aggression) physically harming another or threatening; usually boys
Relational Ans-(Hostile aggression) emotional or social harm (usually girls)
