Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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What famous educational theorist developed the Theory of Cognitive Development?

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Jean Piaget

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In what order do the stages of cognitive development occur? Options: Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Preoperational, Formal Operational; Preoperational, Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational; Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational; Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational

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Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational

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Which developmental stage is being described? In this stage, children explore their environment and learn through their senses and begin to understand object permanence.

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Sensorimotor

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The _________ stage is a time when stable concepts are formed, mental reasoning emerges, egocentrism begins strongly and then weakens, and magical beliefs are constructed.

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Preoperational

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In which age range does the Concrete Operational Stage occur?

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7-11 years

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True or False? According to Jean Piaget, we reason and think differently depending on what developmental stage we are in.

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True

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A schema or perceptual set is the sum total information that you have learned. When you work new information in you are practicing ____

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Assimilation

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Accommodation is the process of

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creating a new schema for new types of information

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These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.

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Schema

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Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas

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Assimilation