Cognitive Development and Piaget's Theory

Who extensively studied cognitive development?

• Sigmund Freud

• Jean Piaget

• B.F. Skinner

• Erik Erikson

What is the process of expanding present schema or forming new schema called?

• A) Assimilation

• B) Accommodation

• C) Symbolic Thought

• D) Object Permanence

At what age does a child typically develop object permanence?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 9 months

• 12 months

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of cognitive development?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Postoperational

During which stage does a child experience a greater acceleration of language and schema formation?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

At what age does the concrete-operational stage begin according to Piaget?

• Around age 3

• Around age 6

• Around age 11

• Around age 15

According to Piaget, children in the formal-operational stage can understand the meaning of terms like ______.

• Animism

• Justice

• Grandma

• Marbles

If A is greater than B and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C. This type of logical thinking is characteristic of which stage?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete-operational

• Formal-operational