Research and Cognitive Development

What type of maturity is a year-by-year progression of age?

• Chronological

• Physical

• Emotional

• Intellectual

The methods and practices used in teaching adults defines which of the following?

• Pedagogy

• Demagogy

• Andragogy

• Theoretical

Which type of research allows a researcher to control a variable?

• Experimentation

• Correlation

• Collective

• Hypothesis

Which type of research involves studying the same group of individuals over time?

• Cross-Sectional

• Longitudinal

• Correlational

• Questionnaire

Which type of research involves monitoring different groups of people of different ages?

• Relationship

• Group Efficacy

• Case Study

• Cross-Sectional

Which of the following cognitive stages occurs in children from birth to approximately two years?

• Concrete

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Formal

What year did Jean Piaget publish his cognitive development theory?

• 1950

• 1951

• 1952

• 1953

Which sensorimotor substage is focused on reflexes?

• Stage 1

• Stage 2

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

Which of the following involves children demonstrating a more logical thought process?

• Sensorimotor stage

• Formal operational stage

• Preoperational stage

• Concrete operational stage

When do individuals begin to look at ideas and concepts from multiple angles and understand questions can have more than one answer?

• 12-24 months

• Middle childhood

• Early adulthood

• Late adulthood