Developmental Day 3 - Erikson Part 2

Developmental Day 3 - Erikson Part 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an egocentric thought?

• It gets dark outside because it is night time

• It gets dark outside at 7 but in other parts of the world it gets dark later

• It gets dark outside so I can go to sleep

• It gets dark outside because of the earth's rotation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a child assimilating something into an already created schema?

• A child learns about dogs and sees a rabbit. She calls the rabbit a dog.

• A child learns about dogs because she has a German Shepard. Her friend has a Great Dane, which she also learns is a dog

• A child looks at a field of geese and says "look at all those chickens" Her mother says, no, those are Geese, which are different than chickens.

• A child calls her pants a "shirt" because she knows she wears shirts to go outside

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a child accommodating a new piece of information into a new schema?

• A child learns about dogs and sees a rabbit. She calls the rabbit a dog.

• A child learns about dogs because she has a German Shepard. Her friend has a Great Dane, which she also learns is a dog

• A child looks at a field of geese and says "look at all those chickens" Her mother says, no, those are Geese, which are different than chickens.

• A child learns that her pet is a cat. When she goes to a friend's house they have a dog. She calls this a dog.