PSYDEVE Quiz 2

Piaget divided the sensorimotor stage into ______ substages

• four

• five

• six

• seven

Piaget used the term _______ to refer to mental representations that represent knowledge

What is the Piagetian term for the process of modifying existing mental frameworks to incorporate new information?

What is the Piagetian term for using existing frameworks to deal with new experiences?

One of the major cognitive milestones of the sensorimotor stage is:

• object permanence

• simple reflexes

• egoncentrism

• abstract thought

Answer explanation

Object permanence is the major cognitive milestone of the sensorimotor stage, where infants understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.

Object permanence tends to emerge during:

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Tertiary Circular Reactions

• Reflexive Schemes

• Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions

Which of the following best describes primary circular reactions?

• Random actions with no purpose
• Repetitive actions involving the infant's own body
• Repetitive actions involving the infant's environment

• Primitive mental representations

A _______ is a scheme that originated from a reflex but can now be performed independently of the initial stimulus.

T or F: Older infants are more likely to commit the A-not-B error because of their emerging concept or understanding of object permanence.

In which substage of the sensorimotor stage is an infant most likley to demonstrate curiosity and novelty?

• Tertiary circular reactions

• Primary circular reactions

• Object permanence

• Secondary circular reactions

Answer explanation

An infant is most likely to demonstrate curiosity and novelty in the substage of Tertiary circular reactions, where they explore new ways of interacting with their environment.