1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Critical Thinking Questions

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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