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1

If Linda tries to incorporate new features of the environment into her thinking by modifying existing schemes, she is using
A)organization.
B)adaptation.
C)assimilation.
D)accommodation.
2

Nancy's handkerchief was blown away by the wind. She was heard to say, "The wind is mean and wants to steal my hanky." This is evidence of ___________ thought.
A)egocentric
B)symbolic
C)intuitive
D)animistic
3

The formal-operational thinker is
A)more tied to reality than the preoperational or concrete-operational child who uses a sort of pseudo-logic.
B)exceptionally insightful about the practical aspects of life.
C)demanding of a literally true answer to most problems.
D)capable of abstraction.
4

Piaget's theory has been criticized on the basis that
A)the concepts are not very interesting.
B)children do not seem to behave the way he described.
C)the idea of development following a series of stages has not been well supported by the evidence.
D)assimilation and accommodation do not work the way he described.
5

Which of the following is not a way that Vygotsky's theory can be incorporated in the
A)classroom?
B)Teach to the child's zone of proximal development
C)Use scaffolding
D)Promote the student's intellectual health
E)Encourage children's use of private speech





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