Principles of Educational Psychology

According to developmentalists, maturation refers to the:

Which one of the following clearly illustrates Piaget's concept of assimilation?

Which one of the following statements is not part of Piaget's basic assumptions?

From Piaget's perspective, children are:

Which of the following is the best description of a sensitive period in development?

What branch of philosophy inspired Piaget's work with children?

Louis receives a new soccer ball and begins to dribble it in the same way he dribbles his basketball.His dribbling of the new ball reflects Piaget's concept of:

Which one of the following pairs of children best illustrates a difference in temperament?

Miranda interacts with her toys when they are in view, but seems to completely forget about them when they are not near.Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is Miranda demonstrating?

Which one of the following statements best illustrates a universal in development?

Which one of the following best exemplifies Piaget's notion of disequilibrium?

The processes of assimilation and accommodation both involve:

Which one of the following teachers is definitely keeping in mind Piaget's idea that assimilation and accommodation are both necessary for learning and cognitive development to occur?

Most developmental theorists agree that:

Five-year-old Sophie is playing with blocks.She stacks them one on top of another until her towers eventually tumble, and then she begins stacking them again.Which one of the following best reflects Piaget's view of how Sophie is probably learning in this situation?

Which one of the following best illustrates Piaget's concept of accommodation?

Piaget proposed that true thought emerges when children begin to develop:

In Piaget's theory, a scheme can best be described as a(n):

Piaget's view of cognitive development can best be described as:

Mr.Humphrey teaches a class of twenty 8-year-old third graders.His goal for the upcoming school year is to help at least 50% of his students reach formal operations.Judging from Piaget's theory, we would expect that Mr.Johnson's goal is: