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elopment j as j aj series j of j distinct j stages, j likej thej changej f romj caterpillarj to j butterf ly.
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scribej development j as j aj series j ofjdistinct jstages, j likej thej changej fromjcaterpillarj to jbutterfly.j Most jdevelop
mentalists j recognizej that j itj is j unwisej to jtakejanj extremej positionj onj thej issues j of j naturej and j nurture, j contin
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cross j domains. jOnej student j may jhavej excellent j mathj skills jbut jpoorj writing j skills.j Withinj thej areaj of j languag
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Learning j Goalj I: j Def inej development j and j explainj thej mainj processes, jperiods,jand j issues j inj development j a
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6. Thej cells j inj thej brainj responsiblej forj processing j informationj stopjdividing jearly j inj childhood. jBrainj devel
opment j is j not j inf luenced j by j outsidej experiences j orj actions.
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ds j onj contexts j and j experiences j childrenj engagej in.
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f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
7. Thej neuroconstructivist j viewj of j cognitivej development j rejects j thej theory j that jthej humanj brainj has j plasti
city.
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orj example)j and j environmentalj experiences j (enriched j orj impoverished, j f orj example)
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f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
8. Aj teaching j implicationj of j brainj sciencej is jthat j childrenj willj bej betterj ablejto jfocus jand j maintainj attenti
onj as j myelinationj progresses.
Answer: jTrue
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j years j of j age. j Thej implications jforj teaching j arej that j childrenj willj havej difficulty jf ocusing j theirj attentionj and j m
aintaining j itj f orj very j long jinj early j childhood,j but j theirj attentionj willj improvej as jthey j movej throughj thej element
ary j schoolj years.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
9. Injthejcontext j of j brainj development, j thej limbic j systemj matures j muchj laterj thanj thej pref rontaljcortex.
Answer: jFalse
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pref rontalj cortex j and j is jalmost jcompletely j developed j injearly j adolescence. j Thej limbic j systemj structurej th
at j is j especially j involved j inj emotionj is j thej amygdala.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
10. Piaget's j stages j ofjcognitivej development j demonstratej that j cognitionjis jqualitatively j different j inj onej stag
ej compared j withj another.
Answer: jTrue
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f erent j inj onej stagej compared j withj another.
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Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
11. According j to jJeanj Piaget's jstages j ofjcognitivej development, jthej preoperationalj stagej isjlogicaljratherj thanj i
ntuitive.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 41. j According jto jJeanj Piaget's jstages j ofjcognitivej development, jthej preoperationalj stageji
s j intuitivej ratherj thanj logical. j Thej preoperationalj stagej is j thej second j Piagetianj stage.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
12. According jto j Lev j Vygotsky, jcognitivej development joccurs j without jsocialjinteraction.
Answer: jFalse
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Hej also j lays j aj strong j emphasis j onj socioculturalj context j f orj cognitivej development.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
13. Thej mainj implicationj of j Lev j Vygotsky’s jtheory jforj teaching j isj that j students j need j many j opportunities j to jlea
rnj withj thej teacherj and j more-skilled j peers.
Answer: jTrue
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opportunities j to j learnj withj thej teacherj and j more-
skilled j peers. j Somej critics j point j out j that j Vygotsky j was j not j specif ic j enoughj about j age-
related j changes j inj his j theory.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
14. Piaget j believed j that j childrenj who j engagej inj "privatej speech" j arej morej socially jcompetent j thanj child
renj who j do j not.
Answer: jFalse
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talk j is j egocentric j and j ref lects j immaturity.
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f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
15. Vygotsky jbelieved jthat j privatej speechj represents j anj early j transitionj inj becoming jmorej socially j com
municative.
Answer: jTrue
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talk, j is j onej way j f orj young j childrenj to j learnj socialj communicationj skills.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
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CHAPTERj2
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1. Thej patternj of j biological, j cognitive, jand j socioemotionalj changes j that j begins j at jconceptionj and jcont
inues j throughj thej lif ej spanj of j anj individualj is j called j development.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 29. j Development j is jthej patternj ofjbiological, j cognitive, jand jsocioemotionalj changes j that jb
egins j atj conceptionj and j continues j throughj thej lif ej span.
Learning j Goalj I: j Def inej development j and j explainj thej mainj processes, jperiods,jand j issues j inj development j a
s j wellj as j links j betweenj development j and j education.
2. During j middlej and j latej childhood,jachievement j typically jbecomes janj important jthemej of jchildren's j lives
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Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 31. j During j middlejand j latej childhood,j achievement j becomes janj important j themej as j childr
enj increasej theirj self -control.
Learning j Goalj I: j Def inej development j and j explainj thej mainj processes, jperiods,jand j issues j inj development j a
s j wellj as j links j betweenj development j and j education.
3. Early jadulthood j involves jthejtransitionjf romj childhood j to jadulthood.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 31. j Adolescencej involves j thej transitionj fromjchildhood jtoj adulthood. jLearning j Go
alj I:j Def inej development j and jexplainj thej mainj processes, jperiods, jand j issues j inj development j as j wel
lj as j links j betweenj development j and j education.
4. Developmentalists j who j emphasizej that j development j isjinfluenced j byj nurturej oftenj describej dev
elopment j as j aj series j of j distinct j stages, j likej thej changej f romj caterpillarj to j butterf ly.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Pagej 33. j Developmentalists j who j emphasizej that j development j is j influenced j by jnaturej of tenj de
scribej development j as j aj series j ofjdistinct jstages, j likej thej changej fromjcaterpillarj to jbutterfly.j Most jdevelop
mentalists j recognizej that j itj is j unwisej to jtakejanj extremej positionj onj thej issues j of j naturej and j nurture, j contin
uity j and j discontinuity, j and j early j and j laterj experiences.
Learning j Goalj I: j Def inej development j and j explainj thej mainj processes, jperiods,jand j issues j inj development j a
s j wellj as j links j betweenj development j and j education.
5. Splintered jdevelopment jref ers jto jthej circumstances jinj whichjdevelopment j is junevenjacross jdomains.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Pagej 34. j Splintered j development j refers j to jthej circumstances j inj whichj development j is junevenj a
cross j domains. jOnej student j may jhavej excellent j mathj skills jbut jpoorj writing j skills.j Withinj thej areaj of j languag
e, j anotherj student j may j havej excellent j verbalj languagej skills j but j not j havej good j reading j and j writing j skills.
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Learning j Goalj I: j Def inej development j and j explainj thej mainj processes, jperiods,jand j issues j inj development j a
s j wellj as j links j betweenj development j and j education.
6. Thej cells j inj thej brainj responsiblej forj processing j informationj stopjdividing jearly j inj childhood. jBrainj devel
opment j is j not j inf luenced j by j outsidej experiences j orj actions.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
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ds j onj contexts j and j experiences j childrenj engagej in.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
7. Thej neuroconstructivist j viewj of j cognitivej development j rejects j thej theory j that jthej humanj brainj has j plasti
city.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 35. j Inj thej increasingly j popularj neuroconstructivist jview, j (a)j biologicalj processes j(genes, jf
orj example)j and j environmentalj experiences j (enriched j orj impoverished, j f orj example)
inf luencej thej brain’s j development; j (b)j thej brainj has j plasticity j(thej abilityjto jchange)j and j depends j onj experie
nce; j and j (c)j development j of j thej brainj is j linked j closely j withj cognitivej development.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
8. Aj teaching j implicationj of j brainj sciencej is jthat j childrenj willj bej betterj ablejto jfocus jand j maintainj attenti
onj as j myelinationj progresses.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 36. j Myelinationj inj brainj areas j important j inj f ocusing jattentionj isj notj completej untilj aboutj10
j years j of j age. j Thej implications jforj teaching j arej that j childrenj willj havej difficulty jf ocusing j theirj attentionj and j m
aintaining j itj f orj very j long jinj early j childhood,j but j theirj attentionj willj improvej as jthey j movej throughj thej element
ary j schoolj years.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
9. Injthejcontext j of j brainj development, j thej limbic j systemj matures j muchj laterj thanj thej pref rontaljcortex.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 37. j Inj thej context jofjbrainj development, j thej limbic j systemj matures j muchj earlierj thanj thej
pref rontalj cortex j and j is jalmost jcompletely j developed j injearly j adolescence. j Thej limbic j systemj structurej th
at j is j especially j involved j inj emotionj is j thej amygdala.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
10. Piaget's j stages j ofjcognitivej development j demonstratej that j cognitionjis jqualitatively j different j inj onej stag
ej compared j withj another.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 41. j Piaget'sj stages jof jcognitivejdevelopment j demonstratej that j cognitionjis jqualitativelyjdif
f erent j inj onej stagej compared j withj another.
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Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
11. According j to jJeanj Piaget's jstages j ofjcognitivej development, jthej preoperationalj stagej isjlogicaljratherj thanj i
ntuitive.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 41. j According jto jJeanj Piaget's jstages j ofjcognitivej development, jthej preoperationalj stageji
s j intuitivej ratherj thanj logical. j Thej preoperationalj stagej is j thej second j Piagetianj stage.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
12. According jto j Lev j Vygotsky, jcognitivej development joccurs j without jsocialjinteraction.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 53. j Accordingj toj Lev j Vygotsky,j childrenj construct j knowledgej throughj socialj interaction. j
Hej also j lays j aj strong j emphasis j onj socioculturalj context j f orj cognitivej development.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
13. Thej mainj implicationj of j Lev j Vygotsky’s jtheory jforj teaching j isj that j students j need j many j opportunities j to jlea
rnj withj thej teacherj and j more-skilled j peers.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
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opportunities j to j learnj withj thej teacherj and j more-
skilled j peers. j Somej critics j point j out j that j Vygotsky j was j not j specif ic j enoughj about j age-
related j changes j inj his j theory.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
14. Piaget j believed j that j childrenj who j engagej inj "privatej speech" j arej morej socially jcompetent j thanj child
renj who j do j not.
Answer: jFalse
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
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talk j is j egocentric j and j ref lects j immaturity.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
15. Vygotsky jbelieved jthat j privatej speechj represents j anj early j transitionj inj becoming jmorej socially j com
municative.
Answer: jTrue
Bloom's jTaxonomy: jKnowledge
Feedback: j Page: j 52. j According j to j Vygotsky, j privatej speech, j orj self -
talk, j is j onej way j f orj young j childrenj to j learnj socialj communicationj skills.
Learning j Goalj II: j Discuss j thej development j of jthej brainj and j comparej thej cognitivej developmentalj theories j o
f j Jeanj Piaget j and j Lev j Vygotsky.
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