Lesson 3.1.3.2.1
3.1.3.2.1 Assimilation and accommodation Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In Piaget's theory, what process involves fitting new information into an existing schema?
- Accommodation
- Conservation
- Assimilation
- Equilibration
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In Piaget's theory, what process involves altering a schema to fit new information?
- Equilibration
- Centration
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
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A toddler calls a cow 'dog' because it has four legs. Which process is this?
- Egocentrism
- Assimilation
- Conservation
- Accommodation
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After seeing a whale and learning it is a mammal, a child changes their idea of fish. Which process is shown?
- Reversibility
- Accommodation
- Centration
- Assimilation
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What term describes a mental framework used to organise knowledge and information?
- Conservation
- Egocentrism
- Operation
- Schema
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What term did Piaget use for the balance between assimilation and accommodation?
- Conservation
- Equilibrium
- Centration
- Object permanence
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Calling an egg a ball, then altering the ball schema after observing differences, shows:
- Only assimilation
- Assimilation then accommodation
- Accommodation then assimilation
- Only accommodation
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Modifying a category after learning a bat is a mammal, not a bird, is:
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Decentration
- Conservation
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A child sees a new kind of animal and places it in the 'pet' category without changing the category. Which process is this?
- Object permanence
- Reversibility
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
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Which process alters an existing schema rather than keeping it unchanged?
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
- Fixation
- Reversibility
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A teacher shows a child a new type of puzzle that does not match the child's current thinking. What is the most likely response for the child to adjust their understanding?
- Egocentrism
- Centration
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
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Using an existing spoon schema to eat a new similar food is an example of:
- Egocentrism
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Conservation
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As children develop, how do their mental schemas change over time?
- Increase in complexity
- Decrease in number
- Disappear completely
- Remain unchanged
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Knowing an object still exists when hidden shows a child has developed:
- Object permanence
- Conservation
- Egocentrism
- Decentration
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Which process explains a child adapting a bedtime routine after an unexpected change to the household?
- Accommodation
- Object permanence
- Assimilation
- Conservation
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What is the process of using existing ideas to make sense of new experiences?
- Modification
- Restructuring
- Assimilation
- Accommodation
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Which pair of processes does Piaget say work together in development?
- Assimilation and conservation
- Conservation and reversibility
- Assimilation and accommodation
- Accommodation and centration
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A child learns that whales are not fish even though they live in water. Which process is this?
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Egocentrism
- Centration
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Assuming all men are doctors is assimilation; revising this schema after meeting non-doctors is:
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Equilibration
- Conservation
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Consistently forcing new experiences into unchanged schemas relies solely on which process?
- Assimilation
- Adaptation
- Conservation
- Accommodation
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