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Cognitive Theory, Part 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cognitive learning theory?

a)

Constructivist Theory

b)

Sociocultural Theory

c)

Ethology and Attachment Theory

d)

Information Processing Theory

2.

According to Piaget, children in the ______ stage are limited in that they do not yet possess object permanence.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

3.

According to Piaget, children in the ______ stage are limited in that they think egocentrically and intuitively.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

4.

According to Piaget, everything children in the ______ stage know and understand is through their five senses and motor skills.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

5.

A child might believe that the stars are twinkling because they are happy. This is an example of _____ and _____.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

c)

Animism

d)

Artificialism

e)

Intuitive Thought

6.

This image reflects the idea that some children believe angels bowling is the cause of thunder.

Which term(s) apply?

a)

Sensorimotor Stage

b)

Preoperational Stage

c)

Concrete Operational Stage

d)

Animism

e)

Artificialism

7.

A child is talking to his grandmother on the telephone while driving in the car. He assumes she is looking at the same train that he is and asks her how fast it is going.

Which term represents the idea that a child assumes that everyone has the same experiences and perspectives that they do?

a)

Intuitive Thought

b)

Animism

c)

Artificialism

d)

Egocentrism

8.

A child knows his alphabet, but is not yet able to spell. His teacher is working on three letter words that end in "at." Which term(s) are relevant?

a)

Zone of Proximal Development

b)

Mediation

c)

Classical Conditioning

d)

Conditioned Stimulus

9.

Which of the following would be considered assistance within Zone of Proximal Development when learning to ride a bike?

a)

Training Wheels

b)

Driving a Car

c)

A parent helping you balance before letting go

d)

Driving a motorized Hot Wheels car

10.

Which theory suggests that, like a computer, the human brain processes, stores, and retrieves information?

a)

Constructivist

b)

Socioculutural

c)

Social Cognition

d)

Information Processing

11.

Which two models are associated with the information processing approach?

a)

The Stores Model

b)

The Networks Model

c)

the ZPD

d)

Assimilation and Accommodation

12.

Theorist and Theory associated with the following terms:

Schemes, Assimilation, Accommodation

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Information Processing

d)

Constructivism

e)

Sociocultural

13.

Theorist and Theory associated with the following terms:

Social Speech, Private Speech, Inner Speech

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Information Processing

d)

Constructivism

e)

Sociocultural

14.

Theorist and Theory associated with the following terms:

Scaffolding, Mediation, Zone of Proximal Development

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Information Processing

d)

Constructivism

e)

Sociocultural

15.

Theorist and Theory associated with the following terms:

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Information Processing

d)

Constructivism

e)

Sociocultural

16.

Theorist and Theory associated with the following terms:

Object Permanence and Intuitive Thought

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Information Processing

d)

Constructivism

e)

Sociocultural

17.

In information processing theory, the amount of information a person can process at one time.

a)

Processing Capacity

b)

Processing Efficiency

c)

Short Term Storage

d)

Long Term Storage

18.

In information processing theory, the speed at which someone can process information.

a)

Processing Capacity

b)

Processing Efficiency

c)

Short Term Storage

d)

Long Term Storage

19.

Repeating what you see your favorite TV characters do

a)

Constructivist Theory

b)

Sociocultural Theory

c)

Social Learning / Social Cognition

d)

Operant Conditioning

20.

What Vygotsky termed the speech we use aloud to problem solve

a)

Social Speech

b)

Private Speech

c)

Inner Speech

d)

Automaticity