PSY 221 CH3.1

Schemes in Piaget's theory refer to:

• Fixed genetic traits

• Actions or mental representations that organize knowledge

• Emotional responses to stimuli

• Reflexes only

A behavioral scheme is exemplified by:

• Thinking about dogs

• Sucking on a pacifier

• Dreaming

• Recognizing colors

Assimilation occurs when:

• New information is radically changed to fit existing schemes

• Existing schemes are adjusted to fit new information

• New experiences are interpreted using existing schemes

• Schemes are eliminated

Accommodation involves:

• Ignoring new information

• Adjusting schemes to fit new experiences

• Repeating old behaviors

• Forgetting unused schemes

Organization in Piaget's theory refers to:

• Grouping isolated behaviors into higher-order systems

• Forgetting irrelevant information

• Biological maturation of the brain

• Social interactions

Equilibration is the process of:

• Maintaining cognitive stability

• Shifting from one stage of thought to the next

• Avoiding new experiences

• Developing reflexes

The sensorimotor stage lasts from:

• Birth to 2 years

• 2 to 7 years

• 7 to 11 years

• Adolescence

Object permanence is the understanding that:

• Objects can be named

• Objects exist even when not perceived

• Objects are always visible

• Objects are imaginary

The A-not-B error demonstrates:

• Infants' perfect memory

• Infants' tendency to search for objects where they were previously found

• Infants' inability to see hidden objects

• Infants' preference for new toys

Critics argue the A-not-B error may result from:

• Perfect recall

• Memory failure or repeating motor behaviors

• Lack of object permanence

• Advanced reasoning