Olaf can reason consistently about real and tangible things. However, he cannot yet reason about abstract ideas or situations. Olaf is probably in Piaget's ______ stage.
rational logic
preoperational
formal operational
concrete operational
Question 2Piaget's theory of development focused primarily on:
how our thinking changes as we grow older.
biological and physical changes.
our unconscious issues.
the ways in which our environment influences our physical development.
Question 3Which of the following best summarizes the beginnings of Piaget's study of cognitive development in children?
He was asked to develop an achievement test for French schoolchildren.
He was asked to analyze questions for a standardized IQ test.
He was asked to do a field study on the behavioral characteristics of young
children at play.
He was intrigued by the differences in behaviors between his own children
and children whom he observed on the playground.
Question 4Cognitive theory focuses on:
actions.
unconscious urges.
thoughts.
feelings.
Question 5What did Harlow notice in his monkeys that led him to question psychoanalytic and learning theories?
Some of them showed no love for their mothers.
They showed a stronger attachment to their cloth mothers than to their
bottles.
Some of them refused to eat from a bottle.
They seemed to be comforted by their bottles in times of fear.
Question 6Cognitive theories emphasize the:
development of thought processes and their effect on behavior, attitudes, and
beliefs.
role of unconscious urges and impulses.
control that external forces have over the direction of human development.
crisis that each individual must resolve at each stage of life.
Question 7What did Harlow's research demonstrate about infants' attachments to their mothers?
They are based on food supply.
They rarely occur naturally.
They are based on comfort and touch.
They are genetically programmed.