Module Two Quiz

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Module Two. A quiz for learning theory and assessment.

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1.

1. According to Piaget, "knowledge comes from action." Which of the following statements best explains Piaget's adage?
- A.
  
  Children are miniature adults. This means knowledge is quantitative rather than qualitative
- B.
  
  Inactivity is an indicator of intelligence, especially during childhood
- C.
  
  Development depends in large part on an individual's manipulation of and interaction with the environment
- D.
  
  Piaget assumes that cognitive development is a smooth progression from less knowledge to more knowledge
2.

The process of using or adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation is called
- A.
  
  Structuring
- B.
  
  Organization
- C.
  
  Adaptation
- D.
  
  Construction
3.

A teacher often begins his lectures by presenting students with two ideas or observations that apparently conflict. He feels that this works because presenting a paradox arouses students' interest. From Piaget's point of view, the teacher is making use of the students' natural response to
- A.
  
  Scaffolding
- B.
  
  Transitivity
- C.
  
  Egocentrism
- D.
  
  Disequilibrium
4.

Which cognitive stage and characteristic are children showing when they believe that everyone sees the world exactly as they do?
- A.
  
  Preoperational stage; egocentric thought
- B.
  
  Preoperational stage; centration
- C.
  
  Concrete operational stage; egocentric thought
- D.
  
  Concrete operational stage; centration
5.

An example of the Vygotsky notion of scaffolding would be
- A.
  
  Students taking a test
- B.
  
  A teacher passing out new supplies
- C.
  
  A mother helping a child learn to ride a bike
- D.
  
  A father taking his children for a ride in the car
6.

A student is caught walking about during a test, a behavior that breaks a class rule. Another student in Piaget's autonomous stage of morality is likely to react in which of the following ways?
- A.
  
  Listen to the offender's rationale for the behavior
- B.
  
  View any punishment as deserved
- C.
  
  Side with the teacher's decision
- D.
  
  Protect the offender, regardless of circumstances
7.

Which one of Erikson's stages is likely to be experienced as Piaget's formal operations unfolds?
- A.
  
  Generativity versus self-absorption
- B.
  
  Initiative versus guilt
- C.
  
  Intimacy versus isolation
- D.
  
  Identity versus role confusion
8.

Piaget believed that all individuals are born with an innate tendency to interact with and make sense of their environments by creating
- A.
  
  An identity
- B.
  
  Moral dilemmas
- C.
  
  Schemes
- D.
  
  Discontinuous theories
9.

Which of the following is most likely to help a concrete operational child solve conceptual problems?
- A.
  
  The child is older than the typical concrete operational learners
- B.
  
  The child is taught to solve the problems
- C.
  
  The problems are explained several times
- D.
  
  The problems involve objects and situations that are familiar (to the child)
10.

According to Kohlberg, for individuals operating at which level of moral development is morality defined in terms of cooperation with peers?
- A.
  
  Postconventional
- B.
  
  Conventional
- C.
  
  Preconventional
- D.
  
  Unconventional