Test Bank for Developmental Psychology Childhood And Adolescence 9th Edition By Shaffer

TEST BANK FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
9TH EDITION BY SHAFFER

,Developmental Psychology Childhood And
Adolescence 9th Edition By Shaffer – Test
Bank




CHAPTER 6—COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: PIAGET’S THEORY AND
VYGOTSKY’S SOCIOCULTURAL VIEWPOINT



MULTIPLE CHOICE



1. ____ refers to the activity of knowing and acquiring knowledge.

a. Horizontal decalage

b. Organization

c. Scaffolding

d. Cognition

,ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Introductory Section

MSC: Conceptual



2. Which of these is NOT a main type of cognition?

a. Learning

b. Telepathy

c. Perceiving

d. Remembering




ANS: B DIF: easy REF: Introductory Section

MSC: Conceptual



3. ____ refers to children’s changes in mental abilities over their lifetime.

a. Longitudinal decalage

b. Neo-nativistic centration

c. Phylogenetic development

d. Cognitive development




ANS: D DIF: moderate REF: Introductory Section

MSC: Conceptual

, 4. Theorist Jean Piaget’s academic background was focused in these two subjects:

a. statistics and experimental design.

b. animal husbandry and crop science.

c. epistemology and zoology.

d. chemistry and astronomy.




ANS: C DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

MSC: Factual



5. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the

a. origins of knowledge.

b. rules of logical thinking.

c. moral principles of proper conduct.

d. relationship of religious belief and behavior.




ANS: A DIF: moderate REF: Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

MSC: Conceptual