Psych 12 – Cognitive Perspective Quiz
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Cognitive Perspective Quiz
Part I – Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the BEST response.
1.
He was the father of the Cognitive Perspective.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Skinner
Pavlov
Piaget
Worf
2. The more we experience the more we can organize our experiences to create a
framework to better understand future experiences. This framework can best be
described as;
a.
b.
c.
d.
visuals
schemas
schooners
picture comparisons
For the following four questions, put the stages in the correct order;
3. First Stage ( birth to nearly 2 years of age)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pre- operational Stage
Sensoriomotor Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
4. Second Stage (about 2 to 6 years)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pre- operational Stage
Sensoriomotor Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
5. Third Stage (about 7-11 years)
a. Pre- operational Stage
b. Sensoriomotor Stage
c. Formal Operational Stage
d. Concrete Operational Stage
6. Fourth Stage (about age 12 to adulthood)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pre- operational Stage
Sensoriomotor Stage
Formal Operational Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
7. The term ______________ can best be described as; “Out of sight… out of mind.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Object Permanence
Egocentric
Assimilation
Schemas
8. The following picture is a psychological test to prove that very young children are
___________, or unable to see things from another person’s point of view.
a.
b.
c.
d.
unaware
assimilated
schematic
egocentric
The following four questions relate to David Elkind’s 4 reality distortingqualities of early teens: Match the correct term with the provided
description.
9. Is the result of teens tending to be over-sensitive to fairness and equality when they
don’t realize the special treatment they expect for themselves. For example a teen may
expect a teacher to “give them a break” on some overdue homework because they were
at a dance the night before, but the same teen may get upset when they see another
student making a homework deal. “Well you let Mary have an omit on that last
assignment when she had to go to that funeral!”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Imaginary Audience
Personal Fable
Hypocrisy
Pseudostupidity
10. Is when a teen feels that his or her private and personal experiences are totally unique.
For example, when a teen has their first crush, they believe that it must be true love
and when their parent tries to tell them different, they won’t listen because they don’t
believe that their parent can really understand how strong their feelings are. “But
Mom…. You don’t know how it feels to be love!! You don’t understand!!”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Imaginary Audience
Personal Fable
Hypocrisy
Pseudostupidity
11. Is an over reliance on the power of logic (faulty logic). A teen may become judgmental
towards others because their limited knowledge of the situation doesn’t make sense to
their logic. For example, a teen may not be able to comprehend that an alcoholic may
have a tough time stopping drinking. To the teen, they may believe that if drinking
alcohol becomes a problem, then you should just be able to stop. “If drinking is bad…
then just stop.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Imaginary Audience
Personal Fable
Hypocrisy
Pseudostupidity
12. Occurs when a teen feels that he or she is the focus of everyone’s attentions. The
obvious example would be the degree of embarrassment felt by a teen after they
stumble in the hallway “Oh my god…. I’m SOOOO embarrassed!!”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Imaginary Audience
Personal Fable
Hypocrisy
Pseudostupidity
13. To remember an event requires that we… (put in the correct order)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Store, Encode, Retrieve
Encode, Store, Retrieve
Retrieve, Encode, Store
Encode, Retrieve, Store
14. Effortful Memory requires that we encode using;
a.
b.
c.
d.
Meaning, imagery and organization
assimilation and accreditation
verbal, visual and visceral
threats to our personal safety and well-being
15. When we try to solve a problem _____________ is our tendency to stick to our
beliefs, regardless of new evidence. For example; How many times have you come to a
solution part way through a problem, are convinced that you have got it figured out and
will not believe it when somebody shows you evidence that you are wrong. This the
inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective.
a.
b.
c.
d.
mental set
fixation
confirmation bias
insight
Part II – Short Answer
Directions: Answer the following question using COMPLETE sentences. You will be marked
out of 5 for thought, effort and ability to provide evidence or examples to back up your
statements.
Describe a toddler’s development of language. Is language an innate (nature) or learned
(nurture) behaviour.
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