The components of neurons that transmit outgoing messages to other neurons are called:
a. dendrites.
b. lobes.
c. synapses.
d. axons.
Ques. 2The process of changing existing schemes in response to new experiences is called:
a. assimilation.
b. accommodation.
c. equilibration.
d. maturation.
Ques. 3According to Piaget, people's need for order, structure, and predictability is called:
a. development.
b. learning.
c. maturation.
d. equilibrium.
Ques. 4Tanya was used to using the word processing program Word, and she did some work for her brother Mike, who was using WordPerfect, a different word processing program. Tanya was quickly able to use WordPerfect for Windows with little difficulty, since many of the commands for it were the same as the commands for Word. Tanya's ability to use WordPerfect best illustrates:
a. cognitive development as a result of maturation.
b. learning as a result of social experience.
c. the process of assimilation.
d. the process of accommodation.
Ques. 5Mr. Garvey is working on finding the volume of pyramids with his seventh-grade math class. His students have trouble distinguishing between the altitude of a face of the pyramid and the altitude of the pyramid itself. He then makes a pyramid out of cardboard, sticks a toothpick down the middle, and says, Now this is the altitude of the pyramid itself. They then deal effectively with the problem.
Based on this information, the best description of the stage of thinking Mr. Garvey's students are using is:
a. preoperational, since they cannot correctly perceive the difference between the two altitudes.
b. concrete operational, since they can solve the problem with concrete materials.
c. formal operational, since they are in the seventh grade, which typically makes them 12 years old.
d. formal operational, since finding volumes requires the use of symbols, which is abstract.
Ques. 6Pia says, Here kitty, when she wants her kitty to come to be fed. Then, seeing a cat walk across a sidewalk, her mother says, What's that? Pia, not being sure, says nothing. Of the following, which best describes Pia's language pattern?
a. Overgeneralized speech
b. Undergeneralized speech
c. Semantic speech
d. Syntactical speech
Ques. 7Noah, a two-year-old, sees a cow in a field and says doggie. Noah is illustrating:
a. a holophrase used in early language.
b. overgeneralization of the word doggie.
c. a semantic description of the word doggie.
d. egocentric language development.
Ques. 8A child says, Park meaning, I want to go to the park. This language behavior best illustrates:
a. overgeneralized speech.
b. undergeneralized speech.
c. fine-tuned speech.
d. holophrasic speech.
Ques. 9According to general patterns identified by research, children who are immature, impulsive, unmotivated, and lack self-control are most likely raised by:
a. authoritarian parents.
b. permissive parents.
c. authoritative parents.
d. uninvolved parents.
Ques. 10Researchers generally describe personality as being composed of five relatively independent traits. Which of the following is not one of those traits?
a. Self-absorption
b. Neuroticism
c. Agreeableness
d. Conscientiousness
Quick Reply
