Final Exam Module 1 Nov 2023 Jan 2024

Cognitive development is the process by which we come to acquire, understand, organize, and learn to use information in various ways.1 Cognitive development helps a child obtain the skills needed to live a productive life and function as an independent adult. What is the function of the word in bold?

• adjective

• verb

• infinitive verb

• noun

Cognitive development is the process by which we come to acquire, understand, organize, and learn to use information in various ways. Cognitive development helps a child obtain the skills needed to live a productive life and function as an independent adult. What kind of phrase is in bold?

• noun phrase

• infinitive phrase

• participle

• adjective phrase

The late Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget was a major figure in the study of cognitive development theory in children. He believed that it occurs in four stages—sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. What is the function of the words in bold?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

This article discusses Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, including important concepts and principles. What is the function of the word in bold?

• adverb

• proposition

• infinitive

• demostrative

During the 1920s, the psychologist Jean Piaget was given the task of translating English intelligence tests into French. During this process, he observed that children think differently than adults do and have a different view of the world. What is the anaphoric reference of the word in bold?

During the 1920s, the psychologist Jean Piaget ​ (a)   given the task of translating English intelligence tests into French. During this process, he ​ ​ (b)   that children think differently than adults do and have a different view of the world. He​ (c)   to study children from birth through the teenage years—observing children who​ (d)   too young to talk, and interviewing older children while he also observed their development. ​

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Piaget published his theory of cognitive development in 1936. This theory is based on the idea that a child’s intelligence changes throughout childhood and cognitive skills—including memory, attention, thinking, problem-solving, logical reasoning, reading, listening, and more—are learned as a child grows and interacts with their environment. What type of grammar tense is the in bold?

• Simple present

• Passive voice in present

• Simple past

• Passive voice in past

The most important skill gained in the sensorimotor stage is object permanence, which means that children know that an object still exists even when they can't see it anymore. For example, if a toy is covered up by a blanket, the child will know the toy is still there and will look for it. Without this skill, the child thinks that the toy has simply disappeared. The word in Bold refers to:

• children

• sensorimotor and object

• skill and object

• object and children

The most important skill gained in the sensorimotor stage is object permanence, which means that children know that an object still exists even when they can't see it anymore. For example, if a toy is covered up by a blanket, the child will know the toy is still there and will look for it. Without this skill, the child thinks that the toy has simply disappeared. The word in Bold refers to:

• children

• an object

• skill

• sensorimotor stage

The preoperational stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development occurs between ages 2 and 7 years. Early on in this stage, children learn the skill of symbolic representation. This means that an object or word can stand for something else. For example, a child might play "house" with a cardboard box. Based on the context, the meaning of the world in bold is similar to:

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