If a teacher were to apply Siegler's findings on the use of problem-solving strategies in the classroom, the teacher would
a. want to find out about the number of books in the child's home.
b. try to notice just what aspect of a problem is causing the child some difficulty.
c. discourage the use of metacognitive strategies.
d. stop using recognition tests in favor of recall exams.
Question 2Molly's classmates rarely choose her as a work- or playmate, yet she is not disliked by most of her peers. She tends to be shy and quiet, and on those rare occasions that someone does ask her to play, Molly often says no and walks away. According to categories of sociometric status, Molly is best classified as
a. neglected.
b. rejected.
c. antisocial.
d. controversial.
Question 3How is Piaget's explanation of cognitive development different from that of Siegler's explanation?
a. Siegler sees cognitive development more in terms of operant consequences (i.e., reinforcement and punishment).
b. Siegler sees cognitive development more in terms of genetic and biological factors.
c. Piaget sees cognitive development more in terms of qualitative steps in which new ideas replace old.
d. Piaget sees cognitive development more in terms of language and less in terms of spatial skills.
Question 4Which question would you be most likely to find on a sociometric assessment?
a. What is the capital of Wisconsin?
b. What is the square root of 9?
c. Do you feel good about yourself?
d. Which classmate do you hate?
Question 5Because she believes in overlapping waves theory, Serena would most likely argue that her six-year-old daughter, Venus,
a. is in the formal stage of thinking.
b. has multiple problem strategies available to her.
c. cannot recall any event prior to her third birthday.
d. has no recognition memory.
Question 6Sociometric techniques are specifically used to measure
a. cognitive maturity.
b. intelligence.
c. who is liked or disliked in a group.
d. psychomotor activity levels.
Question 7According to Siegler's overlapping waves theory, cognitive development is best conceptualized as
a. random in nature.
b. a set of stages.
c. controlled by unconscious factors.
d. a process of variability, choice, and changes.
Question 8Which is true with regard to the effects of play on development?
a. Preschoolers who engage in considerable amounts of social pretend play tend to be more popular and more socially mature than those who do not.
b. Play contributes significantly to physical and social development, but has little impact on the development of cognitive skills.
c. While engagement in pretend play tends to stimulate creative thought processes, it tends to interfere with the development of logical thought.
d. Play contributes to the emotional development of preschoolers by helping children work through unresolved conflicts, but it detracts from children's intellectual development by keeping them from engaging in more productive academic tasks.
Question 9Sigler concluded that when solving problems, most children
a. guess.
b. progress through a series of more sophisticated stages of thought.
c. use multiple rules and problem-solving strategies.
d. defer to peers.
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