Chapter 05 Exam Question 33

In which of Piaget's stage of cognitive development are children typically during middle childhood?

a. Sensorimotor stage
b. Preoperational stage
c. Concrete operational stage
d. Formal operational stage

Chapter 05 Exam Question 32

The cognitive ability that allows a school-age child to attend to more than one aspect simultaneously in performing classification operations

a. Horizontal decalage
b. Cognitive conceit
c. Seriation
d.  Decentering

Chapter 05 Exam Question 31

A characteristic of thought in middle childhood in which individuals perceive situations and people in black-and-white, all-or-nothing

a. Horizontal decalage
b. Cognitive conceit
c. Seriation
d. Decentering

Chapter 05 Exam Question 30

Unevenness in applying an understanding of conservation problems across different contexts

a. Horizontal decalage
b. Cognitive conceit
c. Seriation
d. Decentering

Chapter 05 Exam Question 29

A cognitive ability that allows objects to be scaled according to various dimensions (e.g., large to small)

a. Horizontal decalage
b. Cognitive conceit
c. Seriation
d. Decentering

Chapter 05 Exam Question 28

The ability to be aware of and understand the changes occurring in one's own cognitive processes is referred to as ______________.

a. Metamemory
b. Metaconsciousness
c. Metacognition
d. Meta-linguistic awareness

Chapter 05 Exam Question 27

An awareness of the extent of one's own memory is referred to as __________.

a. Metamemory
b. Metaconsciousness
c. Metacognition
d. Meta-language awareness