he theorist associated with zone of proximal development is
- A. Jean Piaget
- B. Erik Erikson
- C. Lev Vygotsky
- D. John Dewey
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lev Vygotsky introduced the zone of proximal development, the gap between what a learner can do alone and with guidance.
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You are caring for an infant who is just about 12 months old. Which assessment data is normal for the infant at this age?
- A. The infant had doubled their birth weight at twelve months.
- B. The infant had tripled their birth weight at twelve months.
- C. The mother reports that the infant is drinking 60 mLs per kilogram of its body weight.
- D. The infant had grown ¼ inch since last month.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Tripling birth weight by 12 months is normal growth.
Piaget proposed cognitive stages
- A. 4
- B. 6
- C. 5
- D. 8
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Piaget's 4 stages are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, formal.
The theorist who believes that children actively construct knowledge is
- A. Jean Piaget
- B. B.F. Skinner
- C. Albert Bandura
- D. John Dewey
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Piaget's constructivism views children as active knowledge builders.
The child's ability to understand logical reasoning develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Logical reasoning about concrete events develops in the concrete operational stage (Piaget).
The psychological test measure perception is
- A. Rorschach
- B. MMPI
- C. WAIS
- D. TAT
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Rorschach test assesses perception through interpretation of ambiguous stimuli.