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1Central to Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development is the idea that children increasingly make better sense of their world:
- AThrough the mental processes of assimilation and accommodation
- BBy repeatedly encountering both pleasant and unpleasant events in their daily lives
- CThrough their independent explorations of their physical and social environments
- DBy interacting with more experienced people who mediate their understandings
2Which one of the following is the best example of a cognitive tool?
- AUse of natural lighting in a studio art class
- BA jigsaw in a woodworking class
- CUse of country-western music in an aerobics class
- DThe concept pi (π) in a geometry class
3From Vygotsky’s perspective, why do cultural differences exist in people’s cognitive abilities?
- ACultures differ in the extent to which they use inner speech.
- BThe varying eating habits of different cultural groups influence children’s nutrition and thus also influence brain maturation.
- CDifferent cultures pass along somewhat different cognitive tools.
- DSome cultures mediate children’s experiences, whereas others do not.
4In Vygotsky’s theory of cognitive development, what important role does inner speech play?
- ABy giving themselves directions about the things to do and in what order, children guide themselves through complex tasks.
- BBy using words mentally as well as orally, children develop more abstract representations of the world.
- CBy practicing various grammatical structures mentally, children acquire more complex language capabilities.
- DBy talking to themselves about what they should have done or said in a particular situation, children remember the situation more vividly.
5Which one of the following statements best describes Vygotsky’s concept of internalization?
- AAs children grow older, they develop an increasing ability to think about events in abstract rather than concrete terms.
- BWith age, children acquire more sophisticated problem solving skills, largely because their parents and teachers give them increasingly more challenging problems to solve.
- COver time, children acquire greater self-confidence about their ability to deal with the world.
- DThrough their social interactions with other people, children acquire ways of mentally approaching and thinking about challenging tasks.
6Which one of the following students is definitely working in his or her zone of proximal development?
- AArnold uses correct grammar and punctuation when he writes short stories.
- BBerta is beginning to learn basic woodworking techniques. She has trouble hammering a nail straight into a piece of wood unless her teacher stands beside her, helping her and reminding her of what to do.
- CCalvin is playing the clarinet in the band. He finds that it helps to keep the tempo if he taps the beat with his foot.
- DDoreen finds it virtually impossible to solve mathematical word problems, even when her teacher gives her helpful hints.
7If you wanted to take a Vygotskian approach to teaching students a new study strategy, you would be most likely to:
- AInitially work collaboratively with students in applying the strategy, gradually withdrawing your support as they become more proficient in using it.
- BExplain how the human memory system works and relate the strategy to effective memory processes.
- CShow students how little they can remember when they use their current, ineffective strategies, thereby motivating them to learn the new strategy.
- DWait until students are at least 11 or 12 years old and thus capable of abstract thought.
8Mary Adams takes care of several toddlers and preschoolers while their parents work during the day. One warm spring day, she has the children in a fenced-in area behind her home. A large dog comes running up to the fence. As the dog approaches, 2-year-old Todd looks at Mary. When he sees that she appears frightened, he immediately starts to cry. What phenomenon is Todd displaying in this situation?
- A zone of proximal development
- B social referencing
- Caccommodation
- Dassimilation
9Which one of the following examples best illustrates the concept of distributed cognition?
- AJacquie, Linda, and DeWayne discuss various ways they might solve a physics problem.
- BMark, Jason, and Leanne each solve one third of their homework problems and then share their results with the other two.
- CRhonda watches her favorite situation comedy while simultaneously eating an apple and doing her homework.
- DReginald thinks about the various plots he might use in the short story he is writing and then eventually chooses one of them.
10Which one of the following situations best illustrates situated learning?
- ATwelve-year-old Andrew bakes often at home and can easily figure out how much flour he needs when he cuts in half a cookie recipe that calls for 2 1/4 cups of flour. Yet Andrew has trouble making similar calculations in his math class.
- BTen-year-old Bernita wonders what it would be like to live on a farm rather than in the city. As she sits in class, her mind often wanders to rural locations she has visited only in her dreams.
- CSixteen-year-old Calvin has trouble understanding the process of mitosis when his biology teacher describes it in abstract terms. He finds mitosis much easier to understand when, later, the teacher draws a diagram of the process on the chalkboard.
- DFour-year-old Danetta has trouble understanding that her friend Michael has moved to a community more than a thousand miles away. She keeps insisting that Michael must only be a short car ride away and throws a fit when her mother refuses to drive her to Michael’s house.
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- College Cognition Quiz on Ch.13, created by Celeste_Unwritten on 02/04/2015.
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