Piaget's Sensorimotor Stage Quiz

According to Piaget, at what age does the sensorimotor period begin?

• 8-10 years

• 0-2 years

• 5-7 years

• 2-4 years

What is the term used by Piaget to refer to the child's ability to know that an object exists even when the object cannot be perceived?

• Object Invisibility

• Object Disappearance

• Object Absence

• Object Permanence

During which substage of the sensorimotor period does the infant use familiar means to obtain ends and engage in behaviors that others perform?

• Stage 2

• Stage 1

• Stage 3

• Stage 4

In which substage does the infant experiment with their environment using the properties of one object to manipulate another object?

• Stage 5

• Stage 4

• Stage 3

• Stage 6

At what age does the insight stage, characterized by problem-solving using mental strategies, occur?

• 18-24 months

• 24-30 months

• 12-18 months

• 8-12 months

What is the primary focus of the sensorimotor period?

• Language development

• Fine motor skills

• Social interaction

• Development of schemata through perceptions and bodily movements

What is the primary characteristic of stage two of the sensorimotor period?

• Discrimination between objects and adjustment of responses

• Inborn motor and sensory reflexes

• Deliberate planning of steps to meet a goal

• Experimentation with the environment using the properties of one object to manipulate another object

What is the term used by Piaget to refer to the infant's ability to make things purposefully happen on their own?

• Insight

• Deliberate Planning

• Object Permanence

• Primary Circular Reaction

At what age does the secondary circular reaction occur?

• 1-4 months

• 4-8 months

• 8-12 months

• 12-18 months

What is the term used by Piaget to refer to the infant's ability to solve problems using mental strategies?

• Deliberate Planning

• Insight

• Object Permanence

• Primary Circular Reaction