Piaget
Vygotsky
Brofenbrenner
Maslow
Miscellaneous Theory Questions
100

What is the name of Piaget's first stage of cognitive development, where children learn through sensory and motor interactions?

What is the Sensorimotor Stage?

100

Vygotsky believed that children learn best when working with others. What term describes the ability to do a task with help but not yet independently?

What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?

100

According to Bronfenbrenner, which system is closest to the individual and includes their immediate environment, such as family and school?

What is the Microsystem?

100

Which need is at the base of Maslow’s hierarchy and must be satisfied before other needs can be addressed?

What are Physiological Needs?

100

 Which developmental theory suggests that development is continuous and influenced by environmental factors, such as social relationships?

What is the Sociocultural Theory (Vygotsky)?

200

At what stage do children begin to understand the concept of conservation (the idea that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance)?

What is the Concrete Operational Stage?

200

During a group project, a teacher helps a student who doesn’t understand the task by breaking it into smaller steps. What is this teaching method called?

What is Scaffolding?

200

The five-year-old is growing up in a community that values education and promotes learning. Which system represents this cultural influence?

What is the Macrosystem?

200

What type of theory is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

What is motivational theory?

200

Which psychologist believed that learning occurs best in a context where learners are actively engaged and allowed to construct their own understanding of the world?

Who is Jean Piaget?

300

Which Piagetian concept explains that children actively construct their understanding of the world through experiences and interactions with their environment?

What is Constructivism?

300

Vygotsky emphasized the role of social interaction in learning. Which type of interaction did he believe was crucial?
 

What is Social Interaction?

300

Which system in Bronfenbrenner’s theory includes the broader societal and cultural influences on development, such as laws and economic conditions?

What is the Exosystem?

300

What is the term for the need in Maslow's hierarchy where an individual seeks to achieve respect, self-esteem, and recognition from others?

What is Esteem Needs?

300

What term refers to Maslow’s idea that higher-level needs (like esteem and self-actualization) are pursued only after basic needs are met?

What is the Hierarchical Model of Needs?

400

In which stage do children start to engage in abstract thinking and hypothetical problem-solving, according to Piaget?

What is the Formal Operational Stage?

400

Who is someone who has a higher level of ability or greater understanding than the learner?

Who is the More Knowledgeable Other (MKO)?

400

Which system in Bronfenbrenner's model refers to the interactions between different parts of a child's environment, like how a parent’s work might affect the child's experience at school?

What is the Mesosystem?

400

According to Maslow, what need is fulfilled once an individual has food, water, and shelter, and seeks relationships and companionship?

What is Belongingness and Love?

400

What needs were included in Maslow's Expanded Hierarchy of Needs before self-actualization? 

What are cognitive and aesthetic needs?

500

What refers to the process through which children develop the standards of right and wrong within their society, based on social and cultural norms, and laws?

What is Moral Development?

500

What is the process in which children acquire their cultural values, beliefs, and problem-solving strategies by working with more knowledgeable members of society?

What is Sociocultural Theory?

500

What theory views child development as a complex system of relationships?

What is the Ecologcial Sytems Theory?

500

A student is excited about pursuing a passion in art and dreams of becoming an artist. Which level of Maslow's hierarchy does this reflect?

What is Self- Actualization?  

500

The ecological systems theory is viewed as what type of approach?

What is a holistic approach?

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