The Developing Person Through the Life Span, Ninth Edition by Kathleen Stassen Berger Clicker Question Presentation Slides Chapter 12 Critical Thinking Questions created by Jason S. Spiegelman, The Community College of Baltimore County

According to Piaget, the stage of thinking characteristic of middle childhood is: concrete operational. information processing. formal operational. logical operational. Answer A

You have two balls of clay that are of equal size You have two balls of clay that are of equal size. You give one to Jeff and roll the other into a hotdog shape. Jeff cries, “That’s no fair, you have more than me!” What stage of Piaget’s developmental thinking is Jeff demonstrating? preoperational transitional concrete operational formal operational Answer A

The memory system that retains an impression of a stimulus for a split second is called: short-term memory. long-term memory. sensory memory. working memory. Answer C

When children learn about a particular topic, it is easier to master new learning in that area. This occurs because of the child’s ____________. control processes speed of thinking knowledge base metacognition Answer C

Critical Thinking Questions

Although Piaget constructed a valid picture of cognitive development in childhood, he ______ the influence of culture and ______ the variability from one child to another. overestimated; underestimated underestimated; underestimated overestimated; overestimated underestimated; overestimated Answer B

Carly is given grapes and strawberries Carly is given grapes and strawberries. When asked if she has more grapes or fruit, she responds, “I have more fruits.” Carly is using the logical concept of: identity. concreteness. reversibility. classification. Answer D

Before Komal begins her homework, she thinks about the best way to approach all of the tasks before her. Komal is demonstrating: pragmatics. selective attention. metacognition. knowledge base. Answer C