Multiple choice

Question 1

According to Piaget, adaptation is made up of the two processrs called_____ & ______.

Answer 1

accomodation & assimilation

Question 2

According to the information-processing approach, children’s memories improve with age mainy because ____________________.

Answer 2

…they get better at organizing information.

Question 3

Jane digs a hole in the sandbox while Jim, who is sitting next to her, fills his bucket with sand. They share the shovels in the sandbox & talk about school. They are engaged in what type of play?
A.) cooperative play
B.) parallel play
C.) mature play
D.) nonsocial play
E.) associative play

Answer 3

(E)
The children are engaged in associative play because even though they ate talking to each other while playing & sharing tools, they are not sharing the same purpose or goal.

Question 4

Which theoretical perspective emphasizes nature in the "nature versus nurture" controversy?
A.) Behavioral theory
B.) Social learning theory
C.) Social-cognitive theory
D.) Psychodynamic theory
E.) Sociocultural

Answer 4

(D)
The psychdynamic theory emphasizes nature in the nature versus nurture debate more than the other perspectives listed because of the emphasis on inborn, biological drives within this perspective.

Question 5

Which theorist would be most likely to expect cultural differences in development?
A.) Vygotsky
B.) Piaget
C.) Freud
D.) Skinner
E.) Bowlby

Answer 5

(A) Vygotsky