Cognitive Theories Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. According to Jean Piaget, what takes place before learning can start?

2. Three of the following are essential for successful modeling. Which one is not essential?

3. Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's _____ stage

4. An example of procedual memory, world be _____

5. Which kind of interaction in cognitive development did Piaget and Vygotsky emphasize as important?

6. In which of the following stages will children learn the concept of conservation?

7. The process of setting goals substantiates self-efficacy and

8. According to Bandura, what can expand the range and rate of learning?

9. A belief that one is capable

10. This is our memory of personal experiences.

11. This term means knowledge of one's own learning, or about how to learn.

12. Francis can give the currencies of the different countries when asked by the teacher. Apparently, he has what kind of memory?

13. In the Levels of Processing Theory, individuals will remember _____

14. Paired-associate learning involves _____

15. (A. ) is the tendency to learn the first items presented in a list of words given to learn, an (B. ) is the tendency to learn the last elements.

16. _____ is adjusting what is already known to fit the new information.

17. According to Stephen Krashen, what is acquisition?

18. Peek-a-boo works on children in what stage?

19. Social cognitive theorists tell us that students are most likely to work for goals that:

20. Learning events on a timeline, learning the order of operations in long division are examples of _____

21. According to Margaret Donaldson, which one isn't one of the modes of thinking?

22. What does Vygotsky focus on his theory?

23. Which of the following is the best example of self-efficacy?

24. " Integrating and Connecting" of Bruner's Discovery Learning Model:

25. According to the theory of Cognitive Development by Jean Piaget, in which stage do children learn about rules such as conversation?