ECE I - Theorists, Test

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Who proposed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which suggests there are various intelligences that may be nurtured and strengthened or ignored and weakened? Options: Piaget, Vygotsky, Gardner, Bronfenbrenner

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Gardner

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What does Sociocultural Theory describe regarding cognitive development?

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Cognitive development occurs through social interactions, experimentation with people and culture around them, as described by Vygotsky.

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Cognitive Theory of the Ages and Stages describes cognitive development in 4 stages related to age and how children are active in their development. Who is the theorist associated with this? Options: Montessori, Piaget, Gardner, Kohlberg

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Piaget

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Who created the zone of proximal development?

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Vygotsky

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What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development? Options: Preoperational, Sensorimotor, Formal operational, Concrete operational

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Sensorimotor

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Ages 2-7 years—learn from language and mental images--Oriented inward, learn from concrete evidence, egocentrism--view the world from their own perspective, unable to think in abstract terms…children pretend and imitate in order to learn

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Pre operational

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Looking at a situation only in terms of personal needs and wants, and not caring about other people

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Egocentric

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Who proposed that children can learn naturally in a prepared learning environment with learning games and classrooms designed for self-directed learning?

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Maria Montessori

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Outlined layers of environment that affect a child’s development, such as the child’s own biology, family/community environment, and society.

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Bronfenbrenner

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Believed that personalities developed through stages

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Erik Erickson