Cognitive Development Stages and Concepts

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In what order do the stages of cognitive development occur? Options: Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Preoperational, Formal Operational; Preoperational, Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational; Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational; Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational

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Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational

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The _________ stage is a time when stable concepts are formed, mental reasoning emerges, egocentrism begins strongly and then weakens, and magical beliefs are constructed.

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Preoperational

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A schema or perceptual set is the sum total information that you have learned. When you work new information in you are practicing ____

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Assimilation

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Accommodation is the process of

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creating a new schema for new types of information

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These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.

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Schema

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Changing and revising existing schema in face of new experiences or new information.

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Accommodation

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Object permanence can be defined as:

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Objects continuing to exist even after they have left our perception.

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According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:

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reason abstractly

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According to Piaget, children come to understand that the volume of a substance remains constant despite changes in its shape during the ________ stage.

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concrete operational

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Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:

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egocentricism