Exam 6: Cognitive Development: Piagetian, Core Knowledge, and Vygotskian Perspectives

Each time Mr. Chow hides 7-month-old Jana's doll under her blanket, she retrieves the toy. When Mr. Chow then hides the doll under a pillow near the blanket, Jana continues to look under the blanket for the doll. Jana is demonstrating

Mara is 10 months of age. Research suggests that Mara can

Jae-Sun is a toddler growing up in Korea where children learn a language in which object names are often omitted from sentences. For that reason, he will most likely develop object-grouping skills __________-speaking counterparts.

__________ and __________ are the two landmark cognitive changes that take place in sensorimotor Substage 4 of Piaget's theory.

Before about 9 months of age, how are babies likely to treat a picture of a person or an object?

Two-year-old Viola calls her father's swimming goggles "water glasses." According to Piaget's theory, Viola is most likely

Research indicates that amount of TV viewing is negatively related to 8- to 18-month-olds'

According to Vygotsky, which of the following would be within a child's zone of proximal development?

More seriously than other perspectives, core knowledge theorists have addressed which of the following questions?

Research on the development of make-believe play indicates that

When Baby Carissa "stumbles" onto a new experience, such as making a mobile hanging over her crib move by kicking her feet, engaging in that activity repeatedly will

Which of the following statements is true regarding cooperative learning?

During a conservation-of-water problem, Wanda recognizes that a change in the height of the water is compensated for by a change in its width. This example demonstrates that Wanda is capable of

Which of the following statements is true regarding the consequences of abstract thought?

Toddlers in Substage 6 of the sensorimotor period can solve object-permanence problems involving invisible displacement because they have developed the capacity to

Between 25 and 45 percent of preschoolers and young school-age children spend much time in solitary make-believe,

Petra is an average 10-year-old. Research indicates that Petra

With respect to the personal fable, viewing the self as highly capable and influential helps young people

Make-believe play is a major means through which children

Critics of Vygotsky argue that his theory __________ in advancing cognitive development.