Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

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

• Sensory-motor stage

• Formal operational stage

• Pre-operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

How long does the sensory-motor stage last?

• From birth to about 2 years old

• From 2 to about 7 years old

• From 12 years old and beyond

• From 7 to about 12 years old

What important concept do children learn in the sensory-motor stage?

• Object permanence

• Inductive logic

• Symbolic thinking

• Abstract thinking

During which stage do children begin to engage in pretend play?

• Pre-operational stage

• Formal operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Sensory-motor stage

What is a characteristic of the concrete operational stage?

• Ability to think abstractly

• Development of object permanence

• Engaging in pretend play

• Thinking logically about concrete events

At what age does the formal operational stage begin?

• At birth

• About 12 years old

• About 7 years old

• About 2 years old

What type of reasoning do children understand in the formal operational stage?

• Sensory reasoning

• Symbolic reasoning

• Object permanence

• Abstract and deductive reasoning

Which stage is characterized by children being egocentric?

• Sensory-motor stage

• Formal operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Pre-operational stage

Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:

• accommodation
• attachment
• object permanence
• egocentricism

Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage

• preoperational
• concrete operational
• sensorimotor
• formal operational