Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

According to Piaget, children in the sensorimotor stage gather information about their world through which of the following senses?

• Hearing and touch

• Taste and hearing

• Sight and touch

• Sight and smell

What is the main task or awareness that develops during the sensorimotor stage?

• Abstract reasoning

• Symbolic representation

• Conservation

• Object permanence

During which stage do children start to engage in pretend play and use symbols to represent things?

• Formal operational stage

• Sensorimotor stage

• Preoperational stage

• Concrete operational stage

What is a characteristic of children in the preoperational stage?

• They are egocentric

• They understand that other people have a different point of view

• They have a strong sense of conservation

• They can perform concrete operations

What is a test that can be used to determine if a child has reached the concrete operational stage?

• Performing mathematical calculations

• Pouring water into different sized glasses

• Reasoning about abstract concepts

• Engaging in pretend play

What is a characteristic of children in the concrete operational stage?

• They are egocentric

• They engage in pretend play

• They can reason about abstract concepts

• They have a strong sense of conservation

At what age range do children typically enter the concrete operational stage?

• 6-11 years

• 12 years and above

• 2-6 years

• 0-2 years

What is a characteristic of children in the formal operational stage?

• They are egocentric

• They have a strong sense of conservation

• They can reason about abstract concepts

• They engage in pretend play

According to Piaget, what begins to take place in the formal operational stage?

• Conservation

• Object permanence

• Symbolic representation

• Sophisticated moral reasoning

Do children always develop the abilities associated with each stage within the specified age brackets?

• Not mentioned in the text

• It depends

• No

• Yes