Theories of cognitive development

According to Piaget, _____ is a concept or framework that we have, that helps us to organize and interprets information.

• memory

• organization

• schema

• intellect

How many stages are in Piaget's theory?

• 5

• 8

• 4

• 3

The typical age range from birth to about two years old

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

In what stage can children represent things with words and images for the first time?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

Molly overheard her dad telling her mom he got 'creamed' by his friend in a tennis match. This confused Molly, causing her to experience a conflict or _____, because she couldn't imagine her father turning into a creamy liquid.

• assimilation

• accommodation

• disorganization

• disequilibrium

 

In which of the following stages will children learn the concept of conservation?

• Sensorimotor stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

During what stage do children develop the ability for mature moral decision making

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

The inability of young children to see the world through someone else's view is termed:

• egocentrism

• irreversible thought

• centration

• bias

Peek-a-boo works on children in what stage?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

Baby Joel seems to be fascinated with the dog’s tail: He repeatedly kicks at it with his foot, which makes the dog wag his big tail. Joel finds this highly amusing. This suggests that Joel is in which substage of the sensorimotor period?

• Primary circular reactions

• Secondary circular reactions

• Coordination of secondary scheme

• Tertiary circular reactions