Week 2 Quiz-Lifespan Development
Q UESTI O N 1
Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s theory?
Piaget firmly believed that children who were at a particular stage of cognitive
development had the same level of understanding in all areas, such as
understanding causality, morality,
agency, etc.
Piaget believed in the dynamic quality of stages and understood that children
in the same stage could vary greatly in their specific understanding of
causality, morality, and so forth.
Piaget believed that children could vary in their understanding of morality but
that their understanding of causality was the same for all children within a
particular stage.
Piaget believed that children’s progress through the stages could vary. For
example, very intelligent children could skip a stage.
Q UESTI O N 2
Gisela is a 6-year-old Peruvian girl who lives with her family on a farm in a rural
village. She often helps her father take produce to a market to sell. She does not
know how to read, but she understands the cost of items and can make change
without errors. Sophie is a 6-year-old who lives in the US. She is in the 1st grade, is
making great progress in learning to read and write, and is gaining skill in
computer use. What is the best way to explain the development of these two
The processes involved in cognitive development are similar across cultures,
but the specific kinds of knowledge acquired may differ depending upon
children’s culture.
The progression of cognitive development is not universal; it is different for
children in different cultures.
Cognitive development is the same for all children, regardless of culture
The content of children’s knowledge is similar across cultures, but the
processes involved in cognitive development differ depending upon children’s
Q UESTI O N 3
One epigenetic change that can affect the expression of a gene is methylation,
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culture.
the effect of hormones on DNA
the subtraction of an organic molecule from
DNA the addition of an organic molecule to
DNA
the addition of RNA to DNA
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Q UESTI O N 1
Which of the following statements is most accurate with regard to Piaget’s theory?
Piaget firmly believed that children who were at a particular stage of cognitive
development had the same level of understanding in all areas, such as
understanding causality, morality,
agency, etc.
Piaget believed in the dynamic quality of stages and understood that children
in the same stage could vary greatly in their specific understanding of
causality, morality, and so forth.
Piaget believed that children could vary in their understanding of morality but
that their understanding of causality was the same for all children within a
particular stage.
Piaget believed that children’s progress through the stages could vary. For
example, very intelligent children could skip a stage.
Q UESTI O N 2
Gisela is a 6-year-old Peruvian girl who lives with her family on a farm in a rural
village. She often helps her father take produce to a market to sell. She does not
know how to read, but she understands the cost of items and can make change
without errors. Sophie is a 6-year-old who lives in the US. She is in the 1st grade, is
making great progress in learning to read and write, and is gaining skill in
computer use. What is the best way to explain the development of these two
The processes involved in cognitive development are similar across cultures,
but the specific kinds of knowledge acquired may differ depending upon
children’s culture.
The progression of cognitive development is not universal; it is different for
children in different cultures.
Cognitive development is the same for all children, regardless of culture
The content of children’s knowledge is similar across cultures, but the
processes involved in cognitive development differ depending upon children’s
Q UESTI O N 3
One epigenetic change that can affect the expression of a gene is methylation,
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, Week 2 Quiz-Lifespan Development
culture.
the effect of hormones on DNA
the subtraction of an organic molecule from
DNA the addition of an organic molecule to
DNA
the addition of RNA to DNA
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