PSYC 7020: Conditions of Learning
Pop quiz: Piaget and Vygotsky
1.
What term did Vygotsky use to describe a level of development in which there are tasks that student has not yet learned but is capable of learning at a given time? a.
Private speech c. Zone of proximal development b.
Scaffolding d. Self-regulation
2.
What is the term that Piaget used to describe the process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment? a.
Adaptation b.
Centration c. Transitivity d. Egocentrism
3.
The process of understanding something new in terms of existing schemes is called
_____________. The process of modifying an existing scheme in light of new information is called _____________. a.
adaptation; equilibration b.
accommodation; assimilation c. equilibration; adaptation d. assimilation; accommodation
4.
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, the mental imbalance between what is understood and what is encountered is called a.
inferred reality. c. reversibility. b.
empathic distress. d. disequilibrium.
5.
Object permanence – understanding that objects exist even when out of sight – is a hallmark of which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development? a.
Sensorimotor b.
Formal operations c. Concrete operations d. Preoperations
6.
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, mental constructs or patterns that guide behavior are called a.
stages. b.
schemes. c. operations. d. conservations.
7.
Providing learners with a great deal of support during the early stages of learning, then diminishing support as the learner takes on increasing responsibility, is called a.
transitivity, according to Piaget. b.
scaffolding, according to Vygotsky. c.
scaffolding, according to Piaget. d.
transitivity, according to Vygotsky.
8.
Understanding that the volume remains the same, even if it is transferred from a tall, thin container to a short, wide one requires which of the following cognitive abilities? a.
Private speech and scaffolding c. Conservation and decentration b.
Transitivity and reversibility d. Hypothetical and scientific thought

9.
At which stage do humans develop the capacity for logical reasoning and understanding of conservation but only in dealing with familiar situations? a.
Sensorimotor b.
Formal operations c. Concrete operations d. Preoperations
10.
According to Vygotsky, turning shared knowledge into personal knowledge requires which of the following cognitive abilities? a. Private speech c. Self-regulation b. Scaffolding d. Zone of proximal development
11.
Which of the following statements best defines the term "seriation"? a.
see things in the context of other meanings b.
think simultaneously about a whole class of objects c.
mentally categorize and compare objects d.
arrange things in a logical progression
12.
Which of the following tasks could only be performed by a person who is in the formal operations stage? a.
infer relationships between two objects after considering their relationship to a third b.
deal abstractly with hypothetical situations and reason abstractly c.
simultaneously pay attention to two or more aspects of a situation or problem d.
think about relationships among subordinate classes of objects