Question 1

All but which of the following are metamemory characteristics of kindergartners and first-graders?

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Question 2

Research indicates that few children before the age of _______ years can solve simple story problems involving addition in which the starting amount is unknown.

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Question 3

Delia is going grocery shopping for her mother but has lost her shopping list.She tries to recall the items on the list by grouping them under fruits,vegetables,canned goods,and bakery goods.Delia is using

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Delia is using organization by grouping the items under different categories to help her remember what she needs to buy.

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding selective attention in middle childhood is FALSE?

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Question 5

When teachers develop classroom lessons that deal with the development of conservation,they must be aware that Piaget stressed the role of

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Piaget emphasized the importance of maturation or age in the development of conservation. He believed that cognitive abilities, such as conservation, develop as a child's brain matures and they become capable of understanding certain concepts. Cultural and experiential factors may also play a role, but Piaget saw age as the primary factor in cognitive development.

Question 6

Once Rita reached middle childhood,spelling tests became easier.She seemed to understand more about how her memory worked.In middle childhood,metamemory

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Metamemory refers to the understanding of one's own memory and how to use it effectively. As children grow older and gain more experience, their metamemory skills tend to improve. Therefore, it is likely that Rita's metamemory has increased in middle childhood, making spelling tests easier for her.

Question 7

_____ refers to knowledge about the processes of memory.

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Metamemory refers to knowledge about memory processes such as strategies for encoding and retrieving information, how memory works, and the factors that can affect memory performance. Working memory refers to the temporary storage and manipulation of information that is currently being processed. Sensory memory refers to the brief storage of sensory information such as visual or auditory stimuli. Mnemonics are memory aids or strategies that help with the encoding and retrieval of information.

Question 8

Piaget divided the development of children's moral reasoning into

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Question 9

According to Piaget's theory,which of the following statements about moral development is FALSE?

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Piaget's theory suggests that children move from rigid to flexible thinking in their moral development, not the other way around. This refers to the idea that children start off with very black-and-white, rules-based thinking about right and wrong, but as they progress through cognitive stages, they become more nuanced in their understanding of moral principles.

Question 10

The development of children's moral values

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Research has shown that children's moral development occurs in stages, similar to Piaget's stages of cognitive development. This theory, developed by Lawrence Kohlberg, involves three levels and six stages of moral reasoning that children progress through as they age and gain more experiences.

Question 11

Gordon,while trying to sneak a cookie before supper,knocked over a glass and broke it.Ramon,while helping set the table for supper,tripped and broke three glasses.Asked which child was naughtier,a child in Piaget's first stage of moral reasoning would probably reply that

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According to Piaget's first stage of moral reasoning (the stage of heteronomous morality), children focus on the outcomes of an action rather than the intentions. In this case, both children broke glasses, but Ramon broke more. Therefore, a child in this stage would likely conclude that Ramon was naughtier.

Question 12

In Piaget's first stage of moral development,a child

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In Piaget's first stage of moral development, which is the heteronomous stage, a child sees an act as either totally right or totally wrong. They do not yet understand that rules can be changed, and they judge acts based on the consequences rather than intentions. They also obey rules primarily out of fear of punishment rather than an internalized sense of right and wrong.

Question 13

Kendra keeps saying her poem over and over again.This rehearsal is a strategy for

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Repeating the poem over and over again helps Kendra keep it in her working memory, which is the part of memory responsible for holding and manipulating information in the short term.

Question 14

Mrs.Butler should use all but which of the following mnemonic strategies during spelling lessons with her fourth graders?

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Mrs. Butler should use rehearsal, organization, and elaboration mnemonic strategies during spelling lessons with her fourth graders. Metamemory is not a mnemonic strategy, but rather a term used to describe awareness and understanding of one's own memory processes.

Question 15

Jimmy is trying to learn his phone number and address.He tells his mother,"Maybe if I say it to myself a hundred times,I will be able to remember it." Jimmy is demonstrating that he is beginning to appreciate

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Jimmy is demonstrating the use of a memory strategy (repetition) in order to improve or enhance his memory. This is an example of metamemory, which refers to an individual's awareness and understanding of their own memory processes and strategies.

Question 16

Bob is asked to remember to get a loaf of bread at the store,so he repeats over and over,"bread,bread,bread." His memory strategy is an example of the technique called

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Bob is using rehearsal, which involves repeating information over and over again in order to transfer it from short-term memory to long-term memory.

Question 17

Martin is angry because his sister broke his toy.He does not accept that it could have been an accident,and he wants his sister punished.He appears to be in Piaget's _____ stage of moral development.

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Martin is in the first stage of Piaget's stages of moral development, known as the "heteronomous morality" stage, where children view rules as fixed and believe in immanent justice, meaning they think any rule breaking should be immediately punished.

Question 18

Which of Piaget's three stages of moral development corresponds to the concrete operational stage of cognitive development?

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Piaget's Stage 2 of moral development, known as the "Autonomous Morality" or "Moral Relativism" stage, corresponds to the concrete operational stage of cognitive development, where children begin to understand rules and the perspectives of others.

Question 19

In evaluating misbehavior,children in Piaget's first stage of moral reasoning are likely to

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Children in Piaget's first stage of moral reasoning, known as the "moral realism" or "heteronomous morality" stage, tend to focus on the physical consequences of an action rather than the intention behind it. They believe in immanent justice, where the severity of the punishment should match the severity of the consequences, not taking into account the intentions of the actor.

Question 20

Kevin,a middle school student,should be able to

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As a middle school student, Kevin should be able to count in his head, add by counting up from the smaller number, and do simple story problems, which includes all of the above.

Quiz 13: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood