Piaget Sinn

Who studied cognitive development in children to understand how consciousness grew?

• Lev Vygotsky

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

What is assimilation in the context of cognitive development?

• Forgetting old information to learn new information

• Incorporating new information into an existing schema

• Learning a completely new concept

• Adjusting an old schema to incorporate new information

What is the first stage of cognitive development according to Piaget?

• Pre-operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Formal operational stage

• Sensory-motor stage

What concept do children start to develop during the sensory-motor stage?

• Conservation

• Reversibility

• Object permanence

• Symbolic thought

At what age do children typically enter the concrete operational stage?

• Around 2 years old

• Around 7 years old

• At birth

• Around 12 years old

What is a key feature of the formal operational stage?

• Understanding of object permanence

• Ability to think abstractly

• Learning through social interaction

• Development of language

According to Vygotsky, how does cognitive development occur?

• Through social interaction

• Through genetic inheritance

• Through physical maturation

• Through individual study

What is the zone of proximal development?

• What a child can learn without help

• Concepts too difficult for a child to learn

• The physical space where learning occurs

• What a child can learn with help from others

What does scaffolding mean in the context of learning?

• Building a physical structure for children to play on

• Providing support to help a child reach an understanding

• A technique for memorizing facts

• A method of punishment for incorrect answers

What is the main difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of cognitive development?

• Piaget focused on stages of development, while Vygotsky focused on the role of language.

• Piaget emphasized individual learning, while Vygotsky emphasized social interaction.

• Piaget believed in fixed stages, while Vygotsky believed development could not be categorized.

• Piaget studied adults, while Vygotsky studied children.