Cognitive Development Chapter 2 Quiz

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What is the focus of the chapter outline regarding language and literacy development?

  • Describing distinct stages of language and literacy (correct)
  • Understanding how language and literacy develop during the preschool years
  • Exploring Neo-Piagetian views of development
  • Discussing how knowledge of social, moral, and emotional development informs teaching

According to the chapter outline, what is one of the learning outcomes related to Piaget's theory of human development?

  • Discussing how Piaget's theory applies in the classroom (correct)
  • Exploring the distinct stages of language and literacy
  • Describing the theories of development presented by Vygotsky and Bronfenbrenner
  • Understanding the criticisms and revisions of Piaget's theory

In relation to Vygotsky's view of cognitive development, what is one of the learning outcomes according to the chapter outline?

  • Explaining how language and literacy develop during the preschool years
  • Discussing how Vygotsky's theory applies in the classroom (correct)
  • Describing the theories of development presented by Vygotsky and Bronfenbrenner
  • Describing how knowledge of social, moral, and emotional development informs teaching

What is the main focus of Bronfenbrenner's view of development according to the chapter outline?

<p>Understanding how development occurs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of cognitive development is emphasized in the chapter outline during the preschool years?

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How does the chapter outline describe Patricia Wing's class?

<p>Not explicitly mentioned in the given text (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines how many times the pendulum goes back and forth in a minute?

<p>The length of the string (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why couldn't Patricia Wing’s class solve the pendulum problem?

<p>They were focused on the wrong variables (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for teachers to consider children’s stages of development in their teaching?

<p>It enables teachers to understand how children learn (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does cognitive development refer to?

<p>Thinking processes in children (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are children not miniature adults?

<p>They see the world differently and think differently (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which major theorists of cognitive development are widely accepted according to the text?

<p>Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What influences children's development according to the text?

<p>Culture, parenting, and education (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do teachers need to understand in order to be able to teach children effectively?

<p>How children grow and develop (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do children go through astounding changes over the course of their first 18 years of life?

<p>Influence of biology, culture, parenting, education, and other factors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do aspects of development include according to the text?

<p>Cognitive development (thinking), personality development, socioemotional development, and language development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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