Piaget Practice

Bronx is asked to add 2 and 2. Using his fingers, he counts and answers “4”. Asked to then add 2 + 2, the child uses his fingers again to get the same answer.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Because he lacks logic to realize it was the same question (using the word "plus" vs. using the word "and")

Dream loves playing with her mom’s old clothes and often puts on dresses and pretends to walk in runway shows.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Playing pretend is important to building cognition during this age.

Huckleberry proposes that maybe the red he sees is not the same red that you see.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

This is really higher level thinking, that requires abstract thought and ability to think through hypothetical situations, thus formal operational.

Blue Ivy doesn’t sneak a piece of candy because she thinks that her mom can see what she sees.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Blue Ivy is experiencing egocentrism, the ability to only see through her own perspective.

Indiana pushes a button on a toy piano and it makes a sound. He repeats this over and over again.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Indiana is learning by personally interacting with their world, through touching things and figuring things out using their senses.

Lourdes uses her understanding of molecular chemistry to predict how a gas would behave before her lab the next day.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Making predictions is a higher level skill only those in formal operational are capable of doing.

Maple’s mom takes her teddy bear and puts it under a blanket. Maple does not look for it.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Maple must be younger than 8 months old since she has not developed object permanence yet.

Honor is given a cardboard box and she explores it by opening/closing the flaps and tugging at the tape.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Honor is trying to understand her world through the use of her senses.

When Aire first met Santa, he was entranced by all the lights, kept touching his fluffy white beard, and would shake the jingles on the sled. Aire is most likely in which stage?

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

Aire is trying to understand his world through the use of his senses.

Presented with a picture of 3 bunnies and 5 elephants, North was asked, which are there more of: bunnies or animals? North correctly responded, “animals.”

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Answer explanation

North is most likely in concrete operational as she is able to use LOGIC to realize animals includes both bunnies and elephants.