PSYC 333 Exam 2 Practice Questions – Psychology course exam preparation
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Constructivism blends elements of which systems?
A. constructivism, nativism, dynamic-systems
B. sociocultural, dynamic-systems, Piagetian
C. information-processing, sociocultural
D. nativism, information-processing, Piagetian - ✔✔D. nativism, information-processing,
Piagetian
Claudia, a 10-month-old baby, and her mother are playing. Claudia's mother looks up at the
ceiling fan and says, "Claudia, look at the fan. Around and around it goes!" Claudia notices that
her mother is looking up, so Claudia looks up at the fan as well. Claudia and her mother are
engaging in:
A. joint attention.
B. guided participation.
C. social referencing.
D. social scaffolding. - ✔✔A. joint attention.
According to Piaget's theory, a person in the _____ stage is able to conduct a systematic
scientific experiment.
A. concrete operational
B. formal operational
C. preoperational
D. sensorimotor - ✔✔B. formal operational
, According to Piaget's theory, _____ should be able to think abstractly about all the factors
involved in "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
A.call older children, adolescents, and adults
B. None of the answers is correct.
C. no older children but all adolescents and adults
D. some adolescents and adults - ✔✔D. some adolescents and adults
Which aspect(s) of working memory change(s) with age from childhood to adolescence?
A. speed, capacity, and structure of subsystems
B. speed and capacity
C. speed and structure of subsystems
D. capacity - ✔✔B. speed and capacity
The average 5-year-old child is _____ the average college student at the basic grammatical
structure of his or her native language.
A. much less competent than
B. as competent as
C. slightly less competent than
D. more competent than - ✔✔B. as competent as
Morphemes refer to the:
A. elementary units of sound.
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Constructivism blends elements of which systems?
A. constructivism, nativism, dynamic-systems
B. sociocultural, dynamic-systems, Piagetian
C. information-processing, sociocultural
D. nativism, information-processing, Piagetian - ✔✔D. nativism, information-processing,
Piagetian
Claudia, a 10-month-old baby, and her mother are playing. Claudia's mother looks up at the
ceiling fan and says, "Claudia, look at the fan. Around and around it goes!" Claudia notices that
her mother is looking up, so Claudia looks up at the fan as well. Claudia and her mother are
engaging in:
A. joint attention.
B. guided participation.
C. social referencing.
D. social scaffolding. - ✔✔A. joint attention.
According to Piaget's theory, a person in the _____ stage is able to conduct a systematic
scientific experiment.
A. concrete operational
B. formal operational
C. preoperational
D. sensorimotor - ✔✔B. formal operational
, According to Piaget's theory, _____ should be able to think abstractly about all the factors
involved in "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
A.call older children, adolescents, and adults
B. None of the answers is correct.
C. no older children but all adolescents and adults
D. some adolescents and adults - ✔✔D. some adolescents and adults
Which aspect(s) of working memory change(s) with age from childhood to adolescence?
A. speed, capacity, and structure of subsystems
B. speed and capacity
C. speed and structure of subsystems
D. capacity - ✔✔B. speed and capacity
The average 5-year-old child is _____ the average college student at the basic grammatical
structure of his or her native language.
A. much less competent than
B. as competent as
C. slightly less competent than
D. more competent than - ✔✔B. as competent as
Morphemes refer to the:
A. elementary units of sound.
