Developmental Psychology Quiz

The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:

• Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.

• Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.

• Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.

• Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.

Object permanence can be defined as:

• Pieces of information continuing to be remembered.

• Events and ideas being permanently engrained in the mind.

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

• Believing you can see things that are not there.

The key feature of the 'pre-operational stage' is:

• Thinking logically

• Thinking in operational format

• Being egocentric

• Seeing things from others points of view

Two key features of formal operational stage (11+) are:

• Abstract thinking and hypothetical reasoning

• Egocentric thinking

• Object permanence and Law of Conservation

• imaginary play and attachment

What type of development do developmental psychologist study?

• physical

• social

• cognitive

• all of the above

During which of Piaget’s stages would the individual begin to look at the world through a view without egocentrism?

• sensorimotor stage

• preoperational stage

• concrete operational stage

• formal operations stage

Which of the following best describes a critical period?

• A moment in development where the infant is ready to talk

• Moments in time where individuals recognize the urge to urinate

• Developmental periods where individuals recall past events

• A time during development when the learning of a behavior or skill is best acquired

What is the process by which some animals form immediate attachments during a critical period?

• assimilation

• contact comfort

• imprinting

• separation anxiety

What term is used to describe a child’s inability to see the world through anyone else’s eyes except his or her own?

• egocentrism

• narcissism

• disparity

• empathic reasoning

. According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object’s nature is known as _______.

• centration

• assimilation

• conservation

• object permanence