Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
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According to the text, which theory attempts to explain development by uniting Piagetian and information-processing theories?

  • Piaget & Inhelder probability judging task
  • Neo-Piagetian theory (correct)
  • Rigorous IPA examination of Piaget's findings
  • Cognitive evolution theory
  • What is proposed as an important determiner of cognitive growth according to Case's theory?

  • Formation of central conceptual structures
  • Brain maturation
  • Automatisation
  • Working memory (WM) capacity (correct)
  • Which process results from the repeated use of scheme, causing schemes to demand less attention and freeing up working memory space?

  • Formation of central conceptual structures
  • Automatisation (correct)
  • Myelinisation
  • Brain maturation
  • What is formed once schemes are sufficiently automatic and are organized into more efficient structures, allowing for a more advanced way of thinking in various situations?

    <p>Formation of central conceptual structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who argued that focusing on stages ignores important periods of change and that development needs to be studied at a fine scale?

    <p>Siegler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which task emphasizes the progression from one strategy to the next and shows multiple strategies, according to Siegler (1996)?

    <p>Juice problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way a child can come to choose the most successful strategy, according to Siegler (1996)?

    <p>Social interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Piaget, what is the process of adapting incoming information to fit existing knowledge?

    <p>Accommodation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do children typically start showing abstract reasoning ability?

    <p>Formal operational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Vurpillot's study in 1968 reveal about the attentional abilities of children?

    <p>Attentional limitations in younger children improve with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the information processing approach, what aspect of cognition becomes better as children focus on important features of a task?

    <p>Attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Flavell et al.'s study in 1966 reveal about memory encoding strategies in children?

    <p>Memory encoding strategies improve with age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Piaget, what is the process of linking schemes together?

    <p>Organisation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development, at what age range do children typically fail to differentiate between self and surroundings?

    <p>0-2 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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