Development Revision

The brain stem is the part of the brain that connect to the spinal cord?

• False

• True

Which answer describes the function of the Thalamus?

• All our thinking and processing goes on in this thin layer of the brain

• This acts as the hub of information, receiving signals from other areas of the brain.

• This plays an important part in the co-ordination of movement

• This part of the brain controls autonomic functions.

The term nature refers to...

• things you have inherited

• influences such as teachers, friends and experiences

Cognition refers to 'thinking' and all mental processes..

• False

• True

A schema is a mental representation of the world...

• False

• True

Which best describes assimilation?

• A form of learning that takes place when we acquire new information or a more advanced understanding of an object person or idea. The new information doesn't radically change our understanding of the topic.

• A form of learning that takes place when we acquire new information that changes our understanding of a topic, to the extent that we need to form new schemas.

• A mental framework of beliefs.

How many cognitive development stages are there in Paiget's theory?

• 8

• 3

• 7

• 4

Which is the correct order of Piaget's cognitive development stages?

• Sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational

• Pre-operational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational

• Formal operational, concrete operational, pre-operational, sensorimotor.