Cognitive Development and Piaget's Theory

Who extensively studied cognitive development?

• Sigmund Freud

• Erik Erikson

• Jean Piaget

• B.F. Skinner

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

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Object Permanence

• Symbolic Thought

At what age does a child typically develop object permanence?

• 3 months

• 6 months

• 12 months

• 9 months

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

• Concrete Operational

• Postoperational

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

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

• Sensorimotor

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

• Preoperational

What is the term for the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen?

• Object Permanence

• Conservation

• Egocentrism

• Centration

Fill in the blank: According to Piaget, the _______ stage is characterized by the development of logical thought.

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by abstract and hypothetical thinking?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

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

• Justice

• Animism

• 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?

• Concrete-operational

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Formal-operational