Jean Piaget's Cognitive development Theory

In what stage of cognitive development does the child become egocentric?

• Formal Operational

• Sensorimotor

• Concrete Operational

• Preoperational

The awareness of a person’s  thought process and understanding is called __________.

• Metacognition

• Object Permanence

• Deduction

• Conservation

Which fields piqued Piaget’s interest during his early years?

• Psychology and Electrochemistry

• Biology and Psychology

• Epistemology and Biology

• Electrochemistry and Epistemology

Only the interaction with the physical environment is critical in a child’s learning and development

• TRUE

• FALSE

During _________, the schema is modified, but not changed completely.

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Equilibration

• Interaction

The following are examples of the different types of schema EXCEPT:

• Self - Schema

• Event Schema

• Behavioral Schema

• Object Schema

Children manipulate stimuli and observe its consequences rather than responding to it. What key concept does it depict?

• Children think in qualitatively different ways at different ages

• Interaction with the environment is critical for learning and development

• Interaction with other people is critical for learning and development

• Children are active and motivated learners

Piaget’s inspiration for his theory stemmed from his observation of his children. This resulted in its weakness as he:

• He underestimated the capabilities of children

• He based his theory on a biased sample

• He did not include culture and social interaction as factors affecting cognition

• He overestimated the capabilities of adolescents and adults

Piaget found out that the mistakes repeatedly made by children of a certain age quantitatively vary from those made by another age.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Stage of cognitive development that occurs at 7 to 11 years old

• Concrete Operational

• Sensorimotor

• Formal Operational

• Preoperational