question_answer 1)
Which is the correct sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
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Sensory-motor, concrete operational, formal operational, post-operational done
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Pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensory-motor done
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Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational done
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Pre-operational, informal operational, formal operational, post-operational done
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question_answer 2)
During the formal operations stage, children begin to
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Accurately use concepts of time, space and number done
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Think primarily about concrete objects or situations done
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Develop the concept of object permanency done
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question_answer 3)
A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget's............... stage.
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Sensori-motor done
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question_answer 4)
According to Piaget, adaptation is the process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of Assimilation and...............
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Accommodation done
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question_answer 5)
According to Vygotsky, young children use what mechanism to turn shared knowledge into their personal knowledge?
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Conservation of energy done
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Private speech done
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Autonomous morality done
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Sensori-motor behavior done
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question_answer 6)
When John was 5 months old, he looked at a toy bear, but when his view of the bear was blocked, he did not search for it. Now that he is 9 months old he does look for it, reflecting the presence of
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Assimilation done
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question_answer 7)
Kohlberg's contribution to moral reasoning as advanced from Piaget's theory was that his work with children involved
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Posing moral dilemmas done
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Observing children in action done
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Asking parents done
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Creating game-like situations done
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question_answer 8)
The Piagetian stage during which understanding of the world comes about through sensory experiences and motor actions is the
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Sensori-motor stage done
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Pre-operational stage done
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Concrete operational stage done
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Formal operational stage done
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question_answer 9)
Piaget's most famous conservation study Involved
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Identical beakers of liquid done
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Rows of coins done
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Balls of clay done
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Shapes and numbers done
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question_answer 10)
In Piaget's theory, operations refer to
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Words and visual images done
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Abstract levels of thinking done
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Internalized mental actions done
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question_answer 11)
A mechanism that Piaget proposed to explain how children shift from one stage of thought to the next is called
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Equilibration done
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Conservation done
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question_answer 12)
Reversible mental actions are called
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question_answer 13)
In Piagetian terms, the cognitive ability to solve problems that develop in adolescence is called
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Trial and error reasoning done
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Hypothetic-deductive reasoning done
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question_answer 14)
According to Lev Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD), learning is
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Achieved by discovering which answers will lead to rewards. done
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Achieved by assimilating new understandings to accommodate the demands of the world. done
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Affected by how the environment and genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period. done
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A social activity between a less knowledgeable child and another adult or child who is more knowledgeable. done
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question_answer 15)
A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal development if
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The toddler has mastered all the skills necessary done
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Parents or teachers do not interfere. done
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The task is more difficult than the child can do alone. done
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The toddler needs little or no help from a parent or teacher. done
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question_answer 16)
Which of the following reflects Lev Vygotsky's beliefs about language and thought?
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Children who use a lot of private speech are usually less socially competent. done
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Children use internal speech earlier than they use external speech. done
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Language and thought initially develop together and then become independent. done
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All mental functions have social origins. done
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question_answer 17)
Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development best reflects an
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Information-processing approach. done
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Structuralist approach done
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Social constructivist approach done
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question_answer 18)
Which of the following educational practices is supported by Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
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Teachers should treat children as passive receptacles done
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Assessment should focus on the use of standardized tests done
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Teachers should require rote learning that is, tested frequently done
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Classrooms should be less structured, allowing for discovery learning done
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question_answer 19)
Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development is similar to Piaget's theory in that it
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Emphasizes that children actively construct. their knowledge and understanding. done
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Describes how children develop by interacting with the physical world done
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Proposes four stages of development that are age-related. done
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Emphasizes how children develop through social interaction. done
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question_answer 20)
-------occurs when a teacher adjusts his or her level of support and guidance to the level of skill of the student.
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Modeling done
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question_answer 21)
According to Erikson, which of these is the most important aspect of the ego?
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Self-conscious ego done
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Perceived ego done
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Ego identity done
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Realistic ego done
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question_answer 22)
In contrast to Freud, Erikson
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Placed more emphasis on unconscious Motivation done
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Placed more emphasis on the ego done
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De-emphasized social and historical influences on personality done
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question_answer 23)
The psychosocial crisis of early childhood is
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Basic trust versus basic mistrust done
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Intimacy versus Isolation done
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Industry versus Inferiority done
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Autonomy versus Shame and doubt done
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question_answer 24)
The psychosocial crisis of the school age is
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Autonomy versus Shame and doubt done
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Trust versus Mistrust done
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Identity versus Identity confusion done
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Industry versus Inferiority done
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question_answer 25)
Self-regulation of learners refers to
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Their ability to monitor their own learning done
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creating regulations for student behavior done
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rules and regulations made by the student body done
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Self-discipline and control done
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question_answer 26)
Who is the father of genetic epistemology?
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Piaget done
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Bruner done
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Vygotsky done
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question_answer 27)
These two were concerned with language as a vehicle for understanding how thought patterns develop in the child
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Jean Piaget and L. S. Vygotsky done
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Carl Lewis and Derreck Rogers done
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Harlambos and Hoblorn done
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Dorothy Macarthy and JM Baldwin done
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question_answer 28)
Who linked egocentricism to the child's tendency to personalize thought:
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question_answer 29)
Who determined that the incidence of egocentric speech decreased sharply when children were placed in the company of others who could not possibly understand them - deaf and dumb children or children speaking a foreign language
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Vygotsky done
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question_answer 30)
The ZPD is necessarily a concept where the teacher and learner roles are
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interdependent and asymmetric done
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dependent and symmetric done
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directional and integrative done
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methodical and cyclic done
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question_answer 31)
The dynamic structuralism of ----- was aimed at capturing both the developmental process and the continuous maintenance of existing organizational forms
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Piaget done
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Bergson done
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question_answer 32)
Arrange the following in chronological order. 1. Pre-operational stage 2. Formal operational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Sensorimotor stage
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1,2,4,3 done
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2,3,4,1 done
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4,1,3,2 done
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2,1,3,4 done
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question_answer 33)
Kohlberg's moral development stages are closely related to
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Freud's psychosexual stages done
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Piaget's cognitive development stages done
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Erikson's psychosocial stages done
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Sollivan's interpersonal stages done
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question_answer 34)
In Piaget's theory, the sensorimotor stage marks the period from
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1 year to 3 years done
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2 years to 4 years done
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Birth to 2 years done
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Birth to 4 years done
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question_answer 35)
Piaget's theory, the pre-operational stage marks the period from
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7 to 11 years done
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Birth to 2 years done
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10 to 12 years done
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2 to 6 years done
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question_answer 36)
Which stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, language development starts?
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Pre-operational done
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Concrete operational done
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Formal operational done
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question_answer 37)
How many stages of cognitive development are associated with Piaget?
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Seven stages done
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Four stages done
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Two stages done
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question_answer 38)
Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development?
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Sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational, postoperational done
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Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor done
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Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational done
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Preoperational, informal operational, formal operational, postoperational done
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question_answer 39)
Regarding Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning, which of the following statements is false?
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Kohlberg later added' a transition level between levels II & III in which people placed their moral decision on personal feelings done
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Very few people reach level III of moral reasoning done
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Research has supported most aspect of Kohlberg's theory done
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In this theory it is the reasoning underlying a person's response to a moral dilemma done
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question_answer 40)
According to Piaget, at which of the following stages does a child begin, to think logically about abstract propositions?
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Concrete operational stage (07 -11 years) done
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Formal operational stage (11 years and up) done
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Sensori-motor stage (Birth - 02 years) done
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Pre-operational stage (02 - 07 years) done
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question_answer 41)
Frobel's most important contribution to education was his development of the
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Vocational school done
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Kindergarten done
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question_answer 42)
According to Piaget, Egocentrism occurs in
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sensory motor stage done
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pre-operational stage done
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concrete operational stage done
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formal operational stage done
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question_answer 43)
'Praising or criticising affects the success of the child' is said by
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Hurlock done
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Woods done
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question_answer 44)
The attitude is
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an emotionalized tendency organized through experience to react positively or negatively towards a psychological object done
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a characteristic that is symptomatic to the individual's ability to acquire with some specified training, some knowledge or skill in a given field done
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question_answer 45)
The stage of cognitive development according to Piaget, in which a child displays 'object permanence' is
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Formal operational stage done
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Sensorimotor stage done
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Pre-operational stage done
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Concrete operational stage done
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question_answer 46)
According to Kohlberg, the thinking process involved in judgments about questions of right and wrong is called
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Moral dilemma done
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Morality co-operation done
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question_answer 47)
Which of the following is NOT an example of a concrete concept?
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question_answer 48)
According to piaget _____ is the 3rd stage in the cognitive growth of an individual
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Sensory Motor stage done
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Formal operational stage done
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question_answer 49)
Which one of the following pair is least likely to be a correct match?
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question_answer 50)
Ria does not agree with Rishabh about setting up a class picnic. She thinks that the rules can be revised to suit the majority. This kind of peer disagreement, according to Piaget, refers to
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Heteronomous morality done
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Cognitive immaturity done
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Morality of cooperation done
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question_answer 51)
Phonological awareness refers to the ability to
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reflect and manipulate the sound structure done
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speak fluently and accurately done
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know, understand and write done
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question_answer 52)
According to Socio-cultural theory of Vygotsky
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culture and language play a crucial role in development done
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the child thinks in different domains and does not a complete perspective done
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children think in abstract terms if presented abstract material at a lower age done
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Self-directed speech is the lowest stage of the scaffold done
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question_answer 53)
Fitting new information into existing schemes is known as
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Accommodation done
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question_answer 54)
According to Piaget theory, which one out of the following will not influence one's cognitive development?
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question_answer 55)
What is a major criticism of Kohlberg's theory?
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Kohlberg did not give clear cut stages of moral development. done
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Kohlberg proposed a theory without any empirical basis. done
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Kohlberg proposed that moral reasoning is developmental. done
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Kohlberg did not account for cultural differences in moral reasoning of men and women. done
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