Psychology/Sociology Chapter 5: Cognition and Language

Question 1

Parallel Play

Answer 1

in which they will play by themselves but observe another child playing and adjust their behavior in response.

normal for preschool children

as children age, they are more likely to engage in forms of play togethr

Question 2

Symbolic Play is part of which stage form Piaget’s Stages of Development?

Answer 2

children from ages 2 to 7 are in the preoperational stage of development. At that level, children learn to operate symbolically and engage in a lot of symbolic play (e.g., a stick is a sword, a plastic toy is a cake, a doll is a person).

Question 3

Availability heuristic

Answer 3

people make judgments by over-relying on information that is immediately available to them.

Question 4

Social desirability bias

Answer 4

response bias characterized by answering survey questions in a way that one believes will be viewed favorably by others.

Question 5

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Self-serving bias

Answer 5

in which a person interprets events in a way to bolster self-esteem.

Question 6

Gambler’s Fallacy

Answer 6

the mistaken belief that, if something happens more frequently than normal during some period, it will happen less frequently in the future, or vice versa.

Question 7

Ages and names of Piaget’s stages of development

Answer 7

Question 8

Concept of conversation Piaget

Answer 8

the idea that certain properties of an object (like volume, mass, or number) remain the same even if its appearance changes.

2-7 (preconcrete operational) - struggle with this

7-12 (concrete operational) - totally fine