Cognitive Development

Cognitive development means...

• how children think

• how children explore

• how children figure things out

• all of the above

Cognitive development is the development of...

• knowledge

• skills

• problem-solving

• all of the above

Babies are not only growing physically during the first 2 years of life, but also cognitively (mentally)

• true

• false

Object permanence and object recognition are not related

• true

• false

Object recognition is when infants can recognize familiar objects like a favourite book

• true

• false

Babies can recognize faces earlier than any other kind of object or pattern.

• false

• true

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed.

• false

• true

How long does the sensorimotor stage last?

• 1 year

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 4 years

Piaget thought that an infant's perception and understanding of the world didn't depended on their motor development

• true

• false

Criticisms of Piaget theory include...

• much younger infants do have a clear sense that objects exist even when out of sight

• lack of influence of culture and education on the development

• didn't consider whether the infant was teething

• Both A and B