(Answered) PSY104 Week 3 – Quiz

With which of the following statements would Jean Piaget most likely agree?

Piaget’s theories maintain that __________ drives learning.

Lev Vygotsky viewed cognitive growth as a continuous process mostly dependent on a child’s

Tina guides her younger brother in building a Lego boat (without instructions) by first showing him how she designs a sturdy base. This behavior is known as __________.

In the sociocultural model, what is the desired progression of learning?

A few hours after observing her brother rub the dog behind its ears, Cindy remembers and imitates him. This substage of cognitive growth, known as “mental representation,” typically occurs between __________ months.

The author cites how __________ have drastically changed learning and problem solving processes for children.

Baby girl Sara drops food from her high chair and watches it fall and land. Piaget would say Sara is

During the first two substages of the Piaget’s sensorimotor stage,

Unlike Vygotsky, Piaget would say that cognitive development is most dependent on the factor of __________.

In the information-processing approach to cognitive development, the brain is analogous to a __________.

In the information-processing approach, a(n) __________ best illustrates the connection between various memories and responses.

A child may repeat “Wait here for Mom” to herself over and over to remember it—a process the information-processing theory calls ___________.

Carlo, a normal 4-year-old, asks “why?” about a lot of things in his world. When his mom answers, “What do you think, Carlo?” what is most likely happening?

What was the conclusion of the study that tested chess piece memory among 10- and 11-year-old chess players and non-chess-playing college students?

The Meltzoff studies with newborns and infants suggest that imitation is how infants first

Brainerd and Reyna’s fuzzy trace theory states that

Review the two items below: the original text and the student version. What should the student do to correct their version to avoid plagiarizing?
Original Text:  In terms of teaching, the standards movement favors direct instruction of factual information and skills and whole-class teaching rather than group activities.
Student Version: Regarding teaching, the standards movement favors the direct teaching of truthful information, skills and entire class teaching rather than group activities.
What should the student do to correct their version?

Review the two items below: the original text and the student version. What should the student do to correct their version to avoid plagiarizing?
Original Text: In terms of teaching, the standards movement favors direct instruction of factual information and skills and whole-class teaching rather than group activities.
Student Version: “In terms of teaching, the standards movement favors direct instruction of factual information and skills and whole-class teaching rather than group activities.”

What using exact information from a source, what is required?

Is the following student version an example of plagiarism?
Original text by Nancy Woloch (2002): The feminization of clerical work and teaching by the turn of the century reflected the growth of business and public education. It also reflected limited opportunities elsewhere. Throughout the nineteenth century, stereotyping of work by sex had restricted women’s employment. Job options were limited; any field that admitted women attracted a surplus of applicants willing to work for less pay than men would have received. The entry of women into such fields—whether grammar school teaching or office work—drove down wages.
Student version: According to Nancy Woloch (2002), the “feminization” of jobs in the nineteenth century had two major effects: a lack of employment opportunities for women and inadequate compensation for positions that were available. Thus, while clerical and teaching jobs indicated a boom in these sectors, women were forced to apply for jobs that would pay them less than male workers were paid (p. 170).

When paraphrasing, which two requirements should be in the citation?