Nelson, Aitchison and Piaget

According to Katherine Nelson, what percentage of first words are nouns?

• 40%
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%

What is the first stage of Aitchison’s stages of children’s linguistic development?

• Network Building
• Labelling
• Packaging
• Experimenting

At what age do children typically begin to understand hyponymy according to Aitchison?

• 12 months
• 16 months
• 18 months
• 24 months

Which stage involves making connections between words and understanding similarities and opposites?

• Labelling
• Packaging
• Network Building
• Symbolising

In Piaget’s stages, when do children begin to develop object permanence?

• Birth through 6 months
• 7 to 9 months
• 12 to 18 months
• 18 to 24 months

What is a key characteristic of the pre-operational stage?

• Logical thinking
• Hypothetical thinking
• Symbolic thinking
• Abstract reasoning

At what stage do children begin to show logical, concrete reasoning?

• Sensorimotor
• Pre-operational
• Concrete operational
• Formal operational

When does the formal operational stage typically begin?

• Birth
• Toddlerhood
• Early childhood
• Adolescence

Which stage is marked by the ability to use symbols related to abstract concepts?

• Sensorimotor
• Pre-operational
• Concrete operational
• Formal operational

What is one of the main activities infants engage in during the sensorimotor stage?

• Symbolic play
• Logical reasoning
• Trial and error experimentation
• Hypothetical thinking