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Moving to another question will save this response. Question 2 of 91 uestion 2 2 points Save An Santrock devotes much effort in this chapter to describing the nature of cognition in early childhood and to identifying the experiences presumed to promote cognition; however, he seldom directly shows the relationship between ideas and observations. On the contrary, the job of synthesizing this information is left to the reader. According to your synthesis of information in the chapter, which of the following statements makes the most sense? Both Piagetian tests and information-processing tasks reveal that the preschoolerac™s mind is qualitative O The concept of a child-centered kindergarten is clearly based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development The development of language is very different from, and unrelated to, the development of thought O The Montessori approach is the most effective early education program O Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories contradict one another

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Option a) Piaget's information processing and tests aboth are qualititive. Piaget has made detaile study on mind of children. He believed that intellligence or quotient development starts right from infacy. He has developed 4-5 kinds of tests which cover various aspects of child's intelligence.

1) Logical operations - These tests include visual, kinasthetic, anticipatory, multiple classification of classes, composition of classes

2) Test of conservation - These tests include judgementing child's knowledge of weight, shape forms such solid, liquid or gaseous. Even knoweldge about lenght, width etc.

3) Test of number concepts and Spatial concepts - This include simple addition or subtraction ability of child, geometry figures etc would come under spatial concepts

All the above measure or cover many aspects of child's cognition developent. Hence I find Paiget's test more qualititive

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