Lifespan Development

According to Jean Piaget, intelligence is defined as the ability to adapt to the environment through an __________________ process.

• equilibration

• abrasion

The process of child development consists of the child increasing his or her adaptation to the environment in a dynamic equilibrium between using his/her existing ideas about the world and ______________ those ideas in response to his/her experiences.

• keeping

• changing

• challenging

In order to grasp Piaget's cognitive theory of development, students must understand the following concepts: schema, assimilation, and libation.

• true

• false

Schema:

• A concept or category about the world.

• The tendency to interpret the new experiences in terms of existing schemas.

• Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.

Assimilation:

• A concept or category about the world.

• The tendency to interpret the new experiences in terms of existing schemas.

• Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.

Accommodation:

• Changes in schemas to incorporate information from experiences.

• A concept or category about the world.

• The tendency to interpret new experiences in terms of existing schemas.

Jesse is five years old and has only eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches his entire life. On his sixth birthday, his mother fixes him a hamburger. He is very confused and fails to realize there are different kinds of sandwiches. In this example, Jesse fails to make an:

• assimilation

• accommodation

Ashley grew up in a very secluded town and was only exposed to Chevrolets. When she turned 17, she moved to a bustling metropolis, a lot like Delta Charter High School, and was exposed to many other fine vehicles, like Kia and Ford. Based on this information, she expanded her idea of what cars can look like. She now had a new __________ for cars.

• accommodation

• assimilation

• schema

According to Piaget, at what stage do children have difficulty with the concept of conservation?

• formal operational

• concrete operational

• preoperational

• sensorimotor

Kara is five years old and is already training to work at McDonald's (don't ask). Her manager, Taia, pours one can of Coke into a 12-ounce, see-through cup. Taia then pours one can of Coke into a 24-ounce, see-through cup, but because the cup is twice as big, the level of the liquid is much lower than the liquid in the 12-ouncer.

Taia asks precocious Kara, "Is there an equal amount of Coke in both cups?"

Precocious Kara answers, "Yes, Coach--there is! By the way, can I have that?"

In this example, Kara is stumping Piaget by having an understanding of:

• that was funny

• the conservative movement

• conservation