CDLT chp 1 - 2

According to Piaget, at what stage does 'conservation' - the ability for a child to recognise that some properties of an object can remain the same even across physical transformations - begin?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational

According to the empiricist approach, what is the source of all knowledge?

• Genetics

• Innate abilities

• Experience

• Predetermined stages.

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory emphasises the importance of social interactions in child development. Which of the following is an example of social interaction?

• A child playing alone with a toy

• A child watching a video on a tablet

• A child discussing a book with a teachers

• A child engaging in physical exercise

What is 'mediation'?

• A child independently learning new things.

• A child learning new things with the help of their peers.

• A child learning something new with the help of their teachers or knowledgable adults.

According to the empiricist approach, what is the role of the environment in child development?

• The environment has no impact on child development

• The environment provides the necessary genetic material for the child to develop.

• The environment shapes a child's development through experiences and interactions.

• The environment determines the predetermined stages of development.

According to the empiricist approach, how do children acquire language?

• Through innate abilities

• Through predetermined stages of development

• Through scial interactions and experiences

According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development is characterised by the ability to think abstractly and logically about hypothetical situations?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Formal operational

• Concrete operational

What is a criticism of the nature vs nurture debate?

• It places too much emphasis on nurture and not on nature.

• It oversimplifies the complex interaction between nature and nurture.

• It places too much emphasis on nature and not on nurture.

What is the main criticism of the rationalist approch to child developmeny?

• It places too much emphasis on innate abilities and not enough on environmental factors.

• It does not account for individual differences in child development

• It overemphasises the role of experience in child development.

What is the term used to describe the process by which children learn through positive and negative conditioning?

• Classical conditioning

• Social learning

• Accomodation

• Operant conditioning