Understanding Piaget's Developmental Stages

What is the primary way infants learn during the Sensorimotor Stage?

• Through abstract reasoning

• Through sensory experiences and motor activities

• Through hypothetical-deductive reasoning

• Through symbolic thought

What is the key concept of object permanence?

• Understanding that objects have multiple uses

• Understanding that objects continue to exist even when out of sight

• Understanding that objects can change shape

• Understanding that objects are always visible

During which stage do children struggle with egocentrism?

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

What is a characteristic of the Preoperational Stage?

• Development of logical thinking about concrete objects

• Ability to think abstractly

• Development of symbolic thought

• Understanding conservation

What is the term for the difficulty in understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance?

• Object permanence

• Conservation

• Egocentrism

• Reversibility

Which stage is marked by the development of logical thinking about concrete objects and events?

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

What ability is improved during the Concrete Operational Stage?

• Abstract reasoning

• Egocentrism

• Considering others' viewpoints

• Symbolic thought

Which stage is characterised by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically?

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Formal Operational Stage

What is hypothetical-deductive reasoning?

• The ability to think in concrete terms

• The capacity to form hypotheses and test them scientifically

• The ability to understand conservation

• The ability to engage in pretend play

What is the process of fitting new information into existing schemas called?

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Equilibration

• Conservation