Module 3 Quiz On Psychologist Theory
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Sample Assessment - Cognitive Development in Infancy
- 1.Piaget felt the best way for preschool children to learn was through
- A.
Passive learning where children are instructed by adults.
- B.
Active manipulation of play materials.
- C.
The use of a variety of sensory experiences.
- D.
The second (B) and third (C) choices
- 2.A child mumbles to himself while completing a puzzle in a preschool classroom. Vygotsky would call this
- A.
Egocentric discourse
- B.
Self-directed speech
- C.
Inner-focused rehearsal
- D.
Immature cognitive externalizing
- 3.Vygotsky was also a constructivist; that is, he believed that children constructed knowledge through interaction with materials. However, he believed children would be better able to solve problems if
- A.
They used workbooks more than self-directed materials
- B.
They could talk and socialize with adults and more experienced peers
- C.
They remained quiet during learning activities
- D.
They used a specific set of materials
- 4.A child living in Kenya has a mother who is a potter. He often helps her make her pots and even makes some of his own. He is found to be very advanced in the conservation tasks. Why?
- A.
An interaction between genetics and experiences with objects has led to advanced abilities in categorizing
- B.
The child has likely learned to conserve through informal, though direct, instruction from parents in spatial orientation.
- C.
The child's "pottery culture" contains a simpler numerical system; his language provides clues that make conservation tasks easier.
- D.
In the child's family, quantity is very important; judgments about quantity are a daily part of experience.
- 5.Which of the following is true about preschoolers' abilities to interpret the emotions of others?
- A.
They can interpret many feelings—especially negative emotions—without relying on facial expressions or other social cues
- B.
They accurately interpret feelings—both positive and negative—if they can view facial expressions
- C.
They accurately interpret positive feelings without relying on facial expressions or social visual cues. However, they can't understand negative feelings without these visual supports
- D.
They accurately interpret negative feelings relying on facial expressions and other visual cues. However, they cannot understand positive feelings without these emotional supports.
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