Social and Cognitive Development Unit 1 Psych

Piaget's theory of cognitive development proposes 4 stages of development.

• True

• False

Check all the boxes for the 4 stages of cognitive development

• Sensorimotor stage (birth-2 years)

• infancy stage (birth to 2 years)

• preoperational stage (2-6 years)

• concrete operational stage (7-11 years)

• formal operational stage (12 years - adult)

Jean Piaget defined ___________ as the cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding so that new information can be incorporated.

• equilibriation

• assimilation

• accommodation

Piaget defined ____________ as the cognitive process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding.

• equilibriation

• accommodation

• assimilation

Piaget’s sensorimotor period is defined as

• the child’s understanding of the world is gradually constructed from a coordination of motor and sensory information

• the child lacks the representational capacity reflected in symbolic play and language

• both a and b

Piaget’s preoperational stage can be defined as

• play is not significant during this stage

• the emergence of concepts

• play is the primary and most suitable way for children to express themselves

When does the concrete-operational period begin?

• 1-2 years

• 6-7 years

• 9 years

The Social Learning Theory was proposed by?

• Lev Vygotsky

• Albert Bandura.

• Albert Freud

'If a child observes a model's aggression being rewarded, they are more likely to imitate'

• true

• false

What are the 4 stages of Piaget's Cognitive Developmemt theory?