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Lecture 5 Developmental

Katy Faure 10 questions

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  1. 1How did Piaget define intelligence?
    1. AThe ability in children to acquire knowledge
    2. BThe ability in children to apply knowledge and skills
    3. CThe ability in children to create several novel solutions to a single problem
    4. DA basic life function that helps the child adapt to the environment
  2. 2What are some of the features of the stage approach according to Piaget?
    1. ASequential
    2. BQualitative
    3. CDiscrete
    4. DReflective of an underling mental structure
  3. 3Sarah loved to play with pots and pans like a drum-set as a little child. As she got older, she realised that they could also be used for cooking food. She then started to play with pots and pans and pretend to cook with them. Which of Piaget's developmental concepts does this process reflect?
    1. ASensorimotor development
    2. BDisequilibrium, accommodation, organisation
    3. CSocial interaction
    4. DSchema activation
  4. 4What are babies able to do in terms of sensori-motor development at 1-4 months old?
    1. APrimary circular reaction; actions and outcomes centred on own body
    2. BSecondary circular reaction; actions and outcomes centred on external world
    3. CCo-ordination of primary circular reaction
    4. DCo-ordination of secondary circular reaction
  5. 5Jake is playing with Lego. He first sucks at it, then throws it, and continues this play until he discovers that you can stack one on top of another and build something. Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development does this represent?
    1. APrimary circular reaction (1-4m)
    2. BSecondary circular reaction (4-8m)
    3. CCo-ordination of secondary circular reaction (8-12m)
    4. DTertiary circular reaction (12 - 18m)
  6. 6An experimenter has two equal amounts of sand. She then pours one amount of sand into a tall hourglass, and one into a small bowl. She asks Cindy which has more sand. Cindy says "the small bowl". What concept is Cindy struggling with here?
    1. AOrganisation
    2. BObject Permanence
    3. CConservation
    4. DCapacity
  7. 7Emma suffers from acne, and often wears a significant amount of makeup to school every day, so that people don't stare at her skin. What aspect of adolescent egocentrism does this reflect?
    1. AInvincibility
    2. BPersonal fable
    3. CEthnocentrism
    4. DImaginary audience
  8. 8Which of the following include strengths of Piaget's approach? Select all that apply
    1. ARecognition of central role of cognition in development
    2. BCharacterised learning as an active process
    3. CViewing children as smaller adults and creating their theory in this light
    4. DEcological validity
  9. 9Which of the following are weaknesses of Piaget's method? Select all that apply
    1. AOverestimated adolescent cognitive capacities
    2. BLarge, non-randomised samples often used in his studies and examples
    3. CConfounded competence and performance (what children knew, with what they could demonstrate that they knew)
    4. DInsufficient attention to social and emotional aspects of development.
  10. 10Will, who is 16, gets caught by the police and let off with a warning for consuming alcohol under the age of 18. When his parents ask him why he did it, he justified that everyone his age drinks, and he didn't think that he would get caught. He was just unlucky. What aspect of adolescent egocentrism does this reflect?
    1. AImaginary audience
    2. BEthnocentrism
    3. CInvincibility
    4. DPersonal fable

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Psychology (Developmental) Quiz on Lecture 5 Developmental, created by Katy Faure on 06/09/2017.
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