Developing as a Learner

Match the following

• abstract thought

• sensorimotor stage

• object permanence

• pre-operational thought

• random problem-solving (not systematic)

• formal operations

• egocentrism & conservation

• concrete operational thought

Answer explanation

Review the stages here: https://www.student.thinkib.net/psychology/page/23499/?lg=67265

Match the following

• age 0–2 years

• sensorimotor stage

• age 7–12 years

• formal operations

• age 2–7 years

• concrete operational thought

• from age 12

• pre-operational thought

Answer explanation

Review the stages here: https://www.student.thinkib.net/psychology/page/23499/?lg=67265

Which of the following is not an assumption made by Piaget in his theory of cognitive development?

• Children are active learners.

• Children learn from interacting with their environment

• Physical maturation precedes cognitive development

• Language development is necessary for cognitive development.

This stage of Piagetian development is characterized by the ability to carry out abstract reasoning.

• Sensorimotor stage

• Pre Operational stage

• Concrete operations

• Formal operations

Match the following

• PET

• Giedd (2004) design

• longitudinal

• Giedd (2004) method

• MRI

• Chugani (1999) method

• cross-sectional

• Chugani (1999) design

Hughes's criticism of Piaget & Inhelder's three mountain task was

• The task was unethical in that the children were deceived.

• The task was more about object permanence than egocentrism.

• The task did not make sense to the children.

• It was open to demand characteristics.

Which of the following is not a limitation of Piagetian theory?

• It lacks cross-cultural support.

• The theory is descriptive rather than explanatory.

• Much of the research was cross-sectional, rather than longitudinal in design.

• The tasks used to test the theory were highly language dependent.

The ability to understand the conservation of matter is characteristic of the end of which stage of development?

• Sensorimotor stage

• Pre Operational stage

• Concrete Operations

• Formal Operations

Choose the correct answer

• Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs concurrently with physical development.

• Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs faster than physical development.

• Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs slower than physical development

• Piaget believed that cognitive development is completely separate from physical development

PET scans measure...

• brain activity/function

• brain structure