WorksheetsSpecial Education Practice Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Leo is 10 months old and he just learned how to wave goodbye. This an example of a _____.
maturation period
critical developmental stage
critical developmental stage
developmental milestone
The concept of _____ is characterized by environmental influences, such as beliefs and values.
nurture
parental development
social-cognitivism
nature
A "sensitive period" is a time during development when a child is more responsive and susceptible to certain environmental influences, making it a crucial phase for acquiring specific skills or behaviors.
the sensitive period
cognitive
nuture
nature
Which of the following statements about the cognitive development of children is correct?
Children may go through periods of rapid development followed by periods of stagnant to little growth.
All children develop their cognitive skills at the same time and age.
Development of children is unpredictable and disorderly.
After much debate, psychologists have concluded nurture (or environmental influences) directs development more than nature (or heredity).
The issue in developmental psychology that involves debate over the contributions of heredity and the environment is known as the _____.
nature vs. nurture debate
sensitive vs. critical period debate
continuity vs. ciscontinuity debate
early experience vs. later experience debate
How can educators implement Piaget's principles?
Educators should include objects in the classroom so that the child can act on them. Different actions by the child should produce the same effect in a constant way.
Educators should include objects in the classroom so that the child can act on them. Different actions by the child should produce different effects.
Educators should not include objects in the classroom because this will distract them from learning.
Educators should include objects in the classroom so that the child can observe them without interacting with them; that way they won't be distracted from the lectures.
Molly overheard her dad telling her mom he got 'creamed' by his friend in a tennis match. This confused Molly, causing her to experience a conflict or _____, because she couldn't imagine her father turning into a creamy liquid.
assimilation
disorganization
disequilibrium
accommodation
The process of incorporating new information into existing knowledge is known as _____, whereas the process of adjusting our schemas to fit new information and events is known as _____.
assimilation; accommodation
organization; assimilation
schema, accommodation
accommodation; assimilation
Bill received a new toy ball. It was not round like all of his other toy balls, but oval. He had to _____ this new information in order to understand how to play with it.
organize
accommodate
reorder
assimilate
According to Piaget, _____ is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.
organizer
image
schema
memory
The _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory is characterized by the development of abstract systems of thought that allow learners to solve complex problems with multiple factors.
Concrete Operational
Preoperational
Sensorimotor
Operational
Formal Operational
The _____ stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory is characterized by the development of logical operations, classification, and conservation.
Preoperational
sensorimotor
Operational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Which of the following areas of thinking is NOT included in concrete operational structure?
ordering
conservation
class inclusion
numerical operations
conceptualization
Knowing that a sandwich contains the same amount of food whether it is cut into two pieces or four pieces represents the concept of _____.
symbolic thought
equilibration
classification
conservation
persistence
According to Piaget, children in the preoperational stage have difficulty taking the perspective of another person. They are demonstrating _____.
Accommodation
Conservation
Assimilation
Reversibility
Egocentrism
According to Vygotsky, a child's use of the word 'da' for daddy is indicative of which stage of speech development?
Self-talk
Preintellectual speech
Autonomous speech
Egocentric speech
Many children in kindergarten enjoy playing 'house.' How does the value of play benefit young children, according to Vygotsky?
Play should be encouraged because it promotes new cognitive skills.
Play should be encouraged because it allows the teacher a chance to assess the students.
Play should be discouraged because allowing children to pretend slows cognitive development.
Play should be encouraged because it allows children time to have fun.
According to Vygotsky, what is the process of students constructing an internal representation of processes they use in social contexts and using them independently?
Scaffolding
Naive psychology
Accommodation
Internalization
A cornerstone of Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development is that society and culture play a key role in promoting development. What type of perspective is this considered to be?
A linguistic perspective
A sociocultural perspective
A naive psychology perspective
An autonomous learning perspective
According to Vygotsky, which of the following is true about the acquisition of meaning and understanding?
Meaning is acquired in a passive, reflective manner.
Meaning is acquired individually through scaffolding.
Meaning is acquired as people interact.
Meaning is acquired through behavioral reinforcement.
The mental process of putting new information into memory is called _____.
storage
construction
perception
retrieval
When the construction of logical, but incorrect, memory occurs by using information retrieved from long-term memory, a learner makes a _____ error.
construction
reconstruction
storage
long-term memory
How can a mediated learning experience help a child advance his/her level of cognitive development?
During a mediated learning experience, a child learns independently without the intervention of an adult.
During a mediated learning experience, a child can make sense of a phenomenon or event through experimentation.
During a mediated learning experience, the interaction with a peer helps a child make sense of a phenomenon or event.
During a mediated learning experience, the interaction with an adult helps a child make sense of a phenomenon or event.
The belief that teachers should encourage collaborative learning in the classroom is part of the _____ approach to learning.
cognitive constructivist
social constructivist
direct instruction
behaviorist instruction
Which of the following assumptions is a characteristic of social constructivism?
All the answers are correct.
Knowledge is constructed through human activity.
Reality is invented jointly by members of a society.
Individuals create meaning through interactions with others.
Concepts, symbols, strategies, or any other culture-based mechanism that helps learners think and act more effectively are referred to as _____.
retrieval cues
cognitive tools
learning strategies
advanced organizers
In order for a tool to be considered a cognitive tool, it must _____.
be mastered through trial and error
be sign or symbol that is used to master one's thinking
be memorized
be a technological advancement
Mr. Rudolph introduced the phrase 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' as a memory aid to help his students remember the treble clef. In terms of cognitive psychology, what type of tool is Mr. Rudolph utilizing for his students?
An attribute
A mnemonic tool
A prototype
An algorithm
According to Vygotsky, the final stage of applying a cognitive tool is the use of _____.
an internal sign
scaffolding
a natural sign
an external sign
Which of the following would NOT be considered a cognitive tool?
Mathematical symbol
Online concept mapping software
Problem-solving strategy
List of vocabulary words to be memorized
An elderly adult who feels content about her life is experiencing _____
autonomy
despair
generativity
ego integrity
stagnation
The conflict between trust and mistrust defines the _____
oral-sensory stage
muscular-anal stage
locomotor stage
latency stage
adolescent stage
According to Erik Erikson, psychosocial identities involve the interplay between our _____.
emotions and our physical development
emotional lives and our social circumstances
biological development and our social lives
physiology and our social lives
An identity crisis is most likely to take place during the _____
young adulthood stage
adolescent stage
latency stage
locomotor stage
middle adulthood stage
The struggle between intimacy and isolation is most common during the _____
adolescent stage
middle adulthood stage
young adulthood stage
latency stage
late adulthood stage
Fitting new information into already existing schema is called what?
Assimilation
Accommodation
Conservation
Schema
According to Piaget's theory, toddlers are in the _____ stage.
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
formal operational
operant conditioning
sensorimotor
Which of the following is NOT a stage in Jean Piaget's developmental stages for children?
sensorimotor
preoperational
concrete operational
learning basic trust versus basic mistrust
The people, places and things that surround and influence a person.
environment
heredity
caregivers
behavior
Which of the following is NOT an area of child development? Social, Physical, Environmental, Emotional, Intellectual
Social
Physical
Environmental
Emotional
