Praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers
1. constructivism Constructivism is a philosophical viewpoint about the nature of knowledge
2. disequilibrium In medicine, disequilibrium refers to an impaired sense of equilibrioception
3. moral develop- Moral development focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of
ment morality from infancy through adulthood
4. zone of proximal The zone of proximal development, often abbreviated as ZPD, is the ditterence
development between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help
5. Jerome Bruner Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant
contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in
educational psychology
6. Albert Bandura Albert Bandura OC was a psychologist who developed a theory of social learning
that transformed the field of psychology. The native Canadian passed on in July
2021.
7. pragmatism Pragmatism as a philosophical tradition began in the United States around 1870
8. accommodation Accommodation in cognitive psychology is the process of dealing with new infor-
mation or events by either modifying an existing scheme or forming a new one.
9. self-efficacy Self-eflcacy, also referred as personal eflcacy, is the extent or strength of one's
belief in one's own ability to complete tasks and reach goals
10. interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into
one activity
11. assimilation Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and/or
culture come to resemble those of another group
12. egocentrism Egocentrism is the inability to ditterentiate between self and other
13. Jean Piaget
, Praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers
Who developed
the theory of
cognitive devel-
opment?
14. What are the Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational (SPCF)
four stages of
cognitive devel-
opment?
15. What happens in Infants learn through senses and movement; develop object permanence
the Sensorimotor
stage (0-2 years)?
16. What happens Imaginative play, egocentric thinking, lack of conservation
in the Preopera-
tional Stage (2-7
years)?
17. What happens in Logical thinking, understanding conservation, less egocentric
the Concrete Op-
erational stage
(7-11 years)?
18. What happens in Abstract & hypothetical reasoning, problem-solving
the Formal Oper-
ational stage (12+
years)?
19. Who developed Lev Vygotsky
the Zone of Prox-
imal Develop-
1. constructivism Constructivism is a philosophical viewpoint about the nature of knowledge
2. disequilibrium In medicine, disequilibrium refers to an impaired sense of equilibrioception
3. moral develop- Moral development focuses on the emergence, change, and understanding of
ment morality from infancy through adulthood
4. zone of proximal The zone of proximal development, often abbreviated as ZPD, is the ditterence
development between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can do with help
5. Jerome Bruner Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant
contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in
educational psychology
6. Albert Bandura Albert Bandura OC was a psychologist who developed a theory of social learning
that transformed the field of psychology. The native Canadian passed on in July
2021.
7. pragmatism Pragmatism as a philosophical tradition began in the United States around 1870
8. accommodation Accommodation in cognitive psychology is the process of dealing with new infor-
mation or events by either modifying an existing scheme or forming a new one.
9. self-efficacy Self-eflcacy, also referred as personal eflcacy, is the extent or strength of one's
belief in one's own ability to complete tasks and reach goals
10. interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into
one activity
11. assimilation Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and/or
culture come to resemble those of another group
12. egocentrism Egocentrism is the inability to ditterentiate between self and other
13. Jean Piaget
, Praxis 5623 Exam Questions and Answers
Who developed
the theory of
cognitive devel-
opment?
14. What are the Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational (SPCF)
four stages of
cognitive devel-
opment?
15. What happens in Infants learn through senses and movement; develop object permanence
the Sensorimotor
stage (0-2 years)?
16. What happens Imaginative play, egocentric thinking, lack of conservation
in the Preopera-
tional Stage (2-7
years)?
17. What happens in Logical thinking, understanding conservation, less egocentric
the Concrete Op-
erational stage
(7-11 years)?
18. What happens in Abstract & hypothetical reasoning, problem-solving
the Formal Oper-
ational stage (12+
years)?
19. Who developed Lev Vygotsky
the Zone of Prox-
imal Develop-
