Cog Dev Exam 1 Practice

If change progresses in stages, we would expect to see:

• Gradual (linear) changes with similar items changing concurrently

• Gradual (linear) changes with changes unlikely to occur concurrently

• Qualitative changes with changes unlikely to occur concurrently

• Qualitative changes with similar items changing concurrently

To study development, a researcher compares the performance of 5th grade and 8th grade students engaged in virtual learning at the same time. This research would tend to be classified as being a ________ study.

• microgenetic

• longitudinal

• cross-sectional

• secondary

According to Piaget, during the ______________ substage of development, infants suffered from limitations such as attempting to reproduce behaviors exactly, making mistakes using reflexes, and showing interest only in their own bodies, not the outside world.

• primary circular reactions

• secondary circular reactions

• coordination of secondary circular reactions

• tertiary circular reactions

Baillargeon showed infants “possible events” in which a hinged screen stopped moving when a box was placed behind it and “impossible events” in which a hinged screen continued moving, though the box was in the way. With this method, Baillargeon found that infants as young as 4.5 months are able to understand _________.

• cause and effect scenarios

• theory of mind

• object permanence

• phonemes from their native language

Which of the following is a defining feature of classrooms that subscribe to the fostering communities of learners (FCL) approach?

• teachers provide students with intensive lectures

• expertise is deliberately distributed across students

• the teacher to student ratio is about 1 to 20

• teachers promote cultural diversity through various homework exercises

Which of the following might be considered a dynamic assessment?

• SATs

• pop quiz

• IQ test

• open book test