Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development Quiz

At what age does the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development occur?

• 12 and up

• 7 to 11 years

• 3 to 7 years

• Birth to 2 years

What is the major characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

• Understanding conservation

• Egocentric behavior

• Abstract reasoning

• Logical thinking

During which stage do children begin to think logically about concrete events?

• Birth to 2 years

• 2 to 7 years

• 7 to 11 years

• 12 and up

What is the major characteristic of the formal operational stage of cognitive development?

• Understanding conservation

• Egocentric behavior

• Pretend play

• Abstract reasoning

What is the term used to describe the mental and physical actions involved in understanding and knowing?

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Equilibration

• Schemas

Which process involves taking in new information into already existing schemas?

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Schemas

• Equilibration

What is the ability to change existing schemas in light of new information called?

• Schemas

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Equilibration

According to Piaget, what helps explain how children can move from one stage of thought to the next?

• Equilibration

• Assimilation

• Accommodation

• Schemas