Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
Psychology ⇒ Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe one cognitive change that typically occurs in late adulthood.
Describe one way in which cognitive development in early childhood differs from that in middle childhood.
Describe the concept of object permanence and its significance in cognitive development.
Describe the main difference between Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s views on cognitive development.
A 10-year-old can solve a math problem only with the help of a teacher. According to Vygotsky, this task is within the child’s __________.
A 3-year-old insists that a row of five spaced-out coins has more coins than a row of five close-together coins. This error is due to a lack of understanding of __________.
A 4-year-old believes that the moon follows them wherever they go. This is an example of which cognitive limitation? (1) Animism (2) Egocentrism (3) Conservation (4) Reversibility
A 6-year-old understands that if you pour water from a short, wide cup into a tall, thin cup, the amount of water stays the same. This demonstrates mastery of which concept? (1) Egocentrism (2) Conservation (3) Animism (4) Centration
A 4-year-old believes that the moon follows them wherever they go. This is an example of which cognitive limitation? (1) Animism (2) Egocentrism (3) Conservation (4) Reversibility
A 6-year-old understands that if you pour water from a short, wide cup into a tall, thin cup, the amount of water stays the same. This demonstrates mastery of which concept? (1) Egocentrism (2) Conservation (3) Animism (4) Centration
At what approximate age do most children enter Piaget’s concrete operational stage? (1) Birth to 2 years (2) 2 to 7 years (3) 7 to 11 years (4) 12 years and above
The ability to think logically about abstract concepts typically develops during which of Piaget’s stages? (1) Sensorimotor (2) Preoperational (3) Concrete operational (4) Formal operational
A 10-year-old can solve a math problem only with the help of a teacher. According to Vygotsky, this task is within the child’s __________.
A 3-year-old insists that a row of five spaced-out coins has more coins than a row of five close-together coins. This error is due to a lack of understanding of __________.
Fill in the blank: According to Piaget, the process of adjusting existing schemas to incorporate new information is called __________.
Fill in the blank: The ability to focus on more than one aspect of a problem at a time, which develops during the concrete operational stage, is called __________.
True or False: According to Vygotsky, social interaction plays a fundamental role in the development of cognition.
True or False: Adolescents are capable of thinking about hypothetical situations and future possibilities.
True or False: Adolescents are more likely than children to engage in hypothetical-deductive reasoning.
True or False: Cognitive decline is inevitable and uniform for all individuals in late adulthood.
