Define and give an example of each of the cognitive milestones listed below: -Object permanence. -Conservation. -Theory of mind.

Three major issues are addressed by psychologists in the study of human development. Identify and state how all three might explain how children's traits and abilities develop.

A 4-year-old child comes into the room and tells her parent, "I broke it" without feeling the need to tell her parent what is broken because a. the child lacks an understanding of conservation. b. the child is afraid of being punished. c. the child's cannot remember what was broken. d. the child has assimilated the object into her memory. e. the child is egocentric.

Which of the following would indicate that a child understands conservation? a. She would continue to seek a toy hidden under a blanket. b. She would "hide" in a game of hide-and-seek by covering her eyes with her hands. c. She would believe that a clay snake would have the same amount of clay as the clay ball that was used to make it. d. She would recognize that 7+3 involves the same mathematical relationship as 10-7. e. She would be able to comprehend the logic of if then statements.

Define and give example of maturation. Define infantile amnesia and explain how maturation contributes to this phenomenon.

What represents the correct order of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

Which of the following would be considered an example of Erickson's concept of integrity? a. A 25-year-old meets and marries the love of his life. b. A 35-year-old earns a lot of money though she doesn't particularly enjoy her job. c. An 85-year-old looks back at a life well-lived and feels satisfied. d. A 40-year-old takes pride in her work and how she is raising her children. e. A 20-year-old decides to become a physician.

Dr. Cordova is planing a study of infants in her community. Describe how the following may have an impact on her study. • Teratogens • Habituation

According to Piaget, accommodation occurs when individuals _____.

a. adjust their schemas to new information.

b. incorporate new information into existing schemas.

c. are deprived of parental warmth and sensitivity.

d. are insecurely attached to their caregivers.

Vygotsky called the space between what a child could learn with and without help the a. theory of mind. b. zone of abstract logic. c. zone of abstract reasoning. d. zone of proximal development. e. zone of developmental readiness.

Describe Lev Vygotsky’s ideas on the role of language, scaffolding, and the zone of proximal development in cognitive development. How did his theory differ from that of Jean Piaget?

Which of the following is true of menopause? a. Both men and women experience menopause around the age of 50. b. Men experience menopause around 50 years of age, but women experience menopause around 65 years of age. c. Women experience menopause around 50 years of age, but men experience menopause around years of age. d. Women experience menopause around the age of 50, but men don't experience menopause. e. Men experience menopause around the age of 65, but women don't experience menopause.

According to Piaget, what does "accommodation" refer to?

Your friend’s baby brother, Matt, loves to play with his pet cat. When he sees a puppy, he points and calls it “Mi Mi,” which is what he calls his cat. Matt is demonstrating Piaget’s process of a. conservation. b. accommodation. c. cognition. d. object permanence. e. assimilation.