Question

1) " i went to the circus when i was 5." this statement is an example of:

a) episodic and Autobiographical Memory

b) Autobiographical and Semantic memory

c) Episodic and Semantic Memory

d) Schematic and Biograpical Memory

2) two - year old Miguel visits the zoo for the first time. When passing the lion cage Miguel exclamins, " Kitty!' which of piaget's concepts would this be an example?

a) Assimilation

b) Equilibration

c) Accommodation

d) Adaptation

Answer 1

1. option a

Autobiographical memory consists of episodes recalled from a person’s life based on personal experiences (episodic) or general knowledge and facts (semantic). The statement given here is clearly an individual’s personal experience. So, it is episodic and autobiographical.

2. option a

According to Piaget's model of cognitive development, assimilation involves applying previous concepts or existing knowledge to new concepts or new information. Examples include referring to a whale as a fish or all 4-footed animals as dogs. This is similar to referring to a lion as a kitty in the statement given here.