Psychology Of Adolescence: Chapter 3 Study Guide

Front 1

What is the nueroconstructivist view of adolescent development?

Back 1

1. Biological processes and environmental experiences influence the brains development

2. The brain has plasticity and is context dependent

3. Development of the brain is linked closely with cognitive development

Front 2

True or False: biological processes and environmental experiences influence the brains development

Back 2

True

Front 3

True or False: Development of the brain is linked closely with cognitive development

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True

Front 4

What is Piaget's theory of cognitive development? What is a schema? Assimilation? Accommodation?

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development is a comprehensive theory about the nature and development of human intelligence. Piaget believed that one's childhood plays a vital and active role in a person's development Piaget's idea is primarily known as a developmental stage theory.

-Schema is a mental concept or framework that is useful in organizing and interpreting information

-Assimilation is the incorporation of new information into existing knowledge (doesn't change)

-Accommodation is the adjustment of a schema to new information (does change)

Front 5

True or False: Piaget's theory is best known, most widely discussed theory of adolescent cognitive development

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True

Front 6

True or False: In assimilation the schema does not change; in accommodation, the schema changes

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True

Front 7

What are the stages of cognitive development in Piaget's theory? what is conservation?

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The stages are sensorimotor, concrete, operational, and formal operational

-Conservation is

Front 8

True or False: Piaget's theory, a person's cognition is qualitatively different in one stage compared with another.

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True

Front 9

True or False: Concrete operational thinkers have conservation skills; pre-operational thinkers don't.

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True

Front 10

What is Vygotsky's theory? What is Zone of Proximal Development?

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Vygotsky's theory believed that knowledge is disputed among people is their and environment which includes objects, artifacts, tools, books and the communities in which people live

-Zone of Proximal Development is referred to the range of tasks that are two difficult for an individual to master alone but can be mastered with the guidance and assistance of adult or more skilled peers

Front 11

True or False: Vygotsky's emphasis on the ZPD underscored his belief in the importance of social influences on cognitive development

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True

Front 12

True or False: The implication of Piaget's theory for teaching is that children need support to explore their world and discover knowledge

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True

Front 13

True or False: The main implication of Vygotsky's theory for teaching is that students need many opportunities to learn with the teacher and more skilled peers

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True

Front 14

True or False: In both Piaget's and Vygotsky's theory for teaching is that students need many rather than as directors and molders of learning

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True