A left-handed child begins going to a new school. He finds out that his new school has only right-handed desks. The child adjusts by sitting at an unusual angle in the desk while writing. This adjustment in his sitting pattern is an example of:
Select one:
a. perservation
b. conservation
c. assimilation
d. accommodation
James and Maria are children of normal intelligence in Mrs. Bittner's class. Mrs. Bittner has two containers (one long and thin, one short and fat). She fills the short one with the colored liquid, then she pours the liquid (without spilling any) into the tall thin container. James believes there is now more liquid in the tall container, even though no water has been added. Maria laughs at him and cannot understand his reasoning. She says that the amount of liquid has remained the same. Which of Piaget's stages is James in?
Select one:
a. Formal operations
b. Concrete operations
c. Pre-operational
d. Sensorimotor
Mr. Welby teaches high school English. He always asks his students to find the symbolism in the great works of literature he assigns. Some students do with relative ease. For others, it is a real struggle. Many are only able to parrot back what he has told them in class. At which of Piaget's stages are those who cannot understand the symbolism in literature likely operating? Why?
Mr. Jackson has a sand table in his kindergarten classroom. He provides his students with many containers of different sizes and shapes to play with in the sand. He watches as his students carefully pour sand from one container to another. One little girl, Michelle, seems amazed when she pours sand back and forth between two containers. The sand always fills up one container and only half-fills the other, yet the containers are the same height. What skill is Michelle most likely developing? Explain.
What would a constructivist theory most likely believe?
Select one:
a. That individuals actively construct reality for themselves.
b. That reinforcement is preferable to punishment.
c. That natural reinforcement is preferable to artificial reinforcement.
d. That information must enter the short-term memory before it can be transferred to the long-term memory.