The term operation has special meaning in Piaget's theory. It refers to the ability to
perform a mental conservation, such as volume, when the appearance of something changes.
This conservation often depends on the ability to:
a. imagine how a change would appear from a different angle.
b. increase working memory from 5 slots to 7 or 8.
c. understand object permanence.
d. mentally reverse a sequence of events.
Ques. 2In Piaget's stage theory of cognitive development, formal operations is best understood as the
ability to deal effectively with:
a. discourses, especially expository.
b. evaluations, especially ethical.
c. abstractions, especially scientific.
d. critique, especially artistic.
Ques. 3According to cognitive learning theory, the learner is seen as
a. passive and reactive to the environment
b. active but not reactive to the environment
c. passive but mastering the environment
d. active and also reactive to the environment
Ques. 4Which of these children would be said to have object permanence?
a. A child on the telephone references something she can see on the table in front of her
without describing it to the person on the phone.
b. A child reaches for a toy, and continues to reach for it when his mother hides it behind
her back.
c. A child is sharing some juice with a friend and pours out half into a second cup that has a
different shape. She realizes that even though the amount of juice has reached higher in
one glass than the other, they both have the same amount.
d. A child giggles when her mother makes faces at her.
Ques. 5According to cognitive theory, learning occurs because of
a. associations between stimuli and responses
b. random processes
c. strategic, intentional processes on the part of the learner
d. the learner's desire to learn
Ques. 6The instructional approach that is least likely to be used in constructivist classrooms is:
a. reciprocal teaching.
b. didactic teaching.
c. peer collaboration.
d. apprenticeship.
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