Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

What famous educational theorist developed the Theory of Cognitive Development?

• Erik Erikson

• Jean Piaget

• Howard Gardner

• Benjamin Bloom

In what order do the stages of cognitive development occur?

• Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Preoperational, Formal Operational

• Preoperational, Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational

• Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational

• Formal Operational, Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational

Which developmental stage is being described?

In this stage, children explore their environment and learn through thier senses and begin to understand object permanence.

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

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

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational

In which age range does the Concrete Operational Stage occur?

• 0-2 years

• 2-7 years

• 7-11 years

• 11 years +

True or False?

According to Jean Piaget, we reason and think differently depending on what developmental stage we are in.

• True

• False

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

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

Accommodation is the process of

• adding info into an existing schema

• forgetting information we do not need

• creating a new schema for new types of information

• finding the right place to store our ideas

These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Crystallized Intelligence

• Schema

Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas

• Crystallized intelligence

• Fluid intelligence

• Assimilation

• Accommodation