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1

Piaget used the terms assimilation, adaptation, and accommodation interchangeably.
A)True
B)False
2

According to Piaget, equilibrium is how children shift from one stage of thought to the next.
A)True
B)False
3

Baby Sara believes that her toy cow no longer exists when she cannot see it. She has not developed object permanence.
A)True
B)False
4

Jay blames the sidewalk for "making" him trip. This is an example of centration.
A)True
B)False
5

The concept of conservation develops at approximately the same age in any culture.
A)True
B)False
6

Training improves performance on the beaker conservation task.
A)True
B)False
7

The concept of egocentrism is the same in formal operational and preoperational stages.
A)True
B)False
8

Current research points to a stronger influence of culture and education than Piaget had originally thought.
A)True
B)False
9

Piaget gave more emphasis to how children use attention, memory, and strategies to process information than Neo-Piagetians do.
A)True
B)False
10

Piaget and Vygotsky both take constructivist approaches to cognitive development.
A)True
B)False
11

Scaffolding is the range of tasks that are too difficult for the child to master alone but that can be learned with guidance and assistance.
A)True
B)False
12

Vygotsky believed that self-talk is egocentric and reflects immaturity.
A)True
B)False
13

Vygotsky held that private speech improves social competence.
A)True
B)False







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