Changes by which mental processes become more complex is: A. Physical development B. Personal development C. Social development D. Cognitive development Correct answer is: D. Cognitive development NA
View that emphasizes the active role of the learner in building knowledge and understanding is: A. Constructivism B. Assimilation C. Conservation D. Accommodation Correct answer is: A. Constructivism NA
Assuming that others experience the world the way you do is: A. Egocentrism B. Animism C. Constructivism D. Conservatism Correct answer is: A. Egocentrism NA
The state when a person realizes that his or her current ways of thinking are not to understand a situation is: A. Equilibrium B. Disequilibrium C. Equilibrium D. Maturation Correct answer is: B. Disequilibrium NA
The characteristic of an object stays the same even though the object might change in appearance: A. Assimilation B. Conservation C. Accommodation D. Constructivism Correct answer is: B. Conservation NA
Psychologists define heredity as transfer of characteristics to newborns from their: A. Nature B. Environment C. Parents D. Culture Correct answer is: C. Parents NA
Changes in body structure and function over time is: A. Physical development B. Personal development C. Social development D. Cognitive development Correct answer is: A. Physical development NA
The ability to use symbols to represent actions or objects is: A. Seriation B. Centration C. Semiotic function D. Geocentrism Correct answer is: C. Semiotic function NA
A search for mental balance between cognitive schemes and information from the environment is: A. Equilibrium B. Disequilibrium C. Adjustment D. Maturation Correct answer is: A. Equilibrium NA
Basic structure or framework that exists in a person’s mind to organize and interpret information is: A. Assimilation B. Accommodation C. Schema D. Equilibration Correct answer is: C. Schema NA