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6. In Piaget's cognitive adaptation theory, what is assimilation?
- Fitting reality into ones cognitive organisation
- The mechanism by which cognitive organisations are applied to reality
- Adjustments to cognitive organisation resulting from IRL demans
7. Which of these are two methods used to study memory in preverbal infants?
- Visual Paired Comparison task (VPC) and habituation
- Rey figure task and Visual Paired Comparison task (VPC)
- Classical conditioning and Rey figure task
- Habituation and Rey figure task
8. Which of these is NOT a methodology used for studying development as self-modification
- Eye movements
- Reaction time
- Evaluation of errors
- Microgenetic method
9. Which of these are two salient characteristics of Information processing theories
- Limited processing speed and attentional capacity, flexible ways of working around limitations
- Limited processing speed and attentional capacity, limited ways of working around limitations
- Limited neural energy constrained by cognitive elements (e.g attention)
10. What is analogical reasoning?
- Cognitive tools, which can be either symbolic or material
- Comparing items that may appear different at first to extract deeper regularities
- Generations of predictions and hypothesis testing
11. What characterises a SFTcore information processing theory?
- Computers as representing the flow of information through the cognitive system
- Computer as a metaphor for thought
- Computer as a simulation of thought
- Studying human behaviour using experimental methods
12. Which is not a major topic for IP accounts?
- Memory
- Problem solving & reasoning
- Language learning
- Spatial reasoning
- Attention
- Metacognition
13. In a study of control of attention by Ruff & Capozolli (2003), which age group were more distracted in single toy > multiple toy conditions?
- Equally distracted in al conditions
- 26 months
- 10 months
14. What characterises a Hrd core information processing theory?
- Studying human behaviour using experimental methods
- Computer as a simulation of thought
- Computer as a metaphor for thought
- Computers as representing the flow of information through the cognitive system