Piaget

Which of the following correctly lists appropriate accomplishments achieved by the end of each of Piaget's stages?

• Sensorimotor: Abstract thought

  Preoperational: Overcoming of centration

  Concrete operational: Understands reversibility

  Formal operational: Overcoming of egocentrism

• Sensorimotor: Goal-directed behaviour

  Preoperational: Overcoming of egocentrism

  Concrete operational: classification

  Formal operational: Abstract thought

• Sensorimotor: classification

  Preoperational: Understand object permanence

  Concrete operational: Perform simple mathematical operations

  Formal operational: Overcoming of centration

• Sensorimotor: Understand object permanence

  Preoperational: Understands reversibility

  Concrete operational: Logical thought

  Formal operational: classification

The correct sequence of the stages of cognitive development

described in Piaget’s theory is

• sensorimotor, concrete operational, pre-operational,

  formal operational.

• sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational,

  pre-operational.

• sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational,

  formal operational.

• pre-operational, sensorimotor, formal operational,

  concrete operational.

According to Piaget, logical and abstract thinking are

not consistently apparent until an individual has reached

the _____ stage.

• sensorimotor

• pre-operational

• formal operational

• concrete operational

Which of the following most accurately describes the processes of assimilation and accommodation?

• Assimilation: making changes to an existing schema due to new information challenging its boundaries.

  Accommodation: Incorporating new information into a schema.

• Assimilation: Learning new information which restructures an existing schema.

  Accommodation: Challenging the boundaries of an existing schema.

• Assimilation: Incorporating new information into an existing schema.

  Accommodation: Restructuring a pre-existing schema in order to fit in new information.

• Assimilation: Learning new cognitive abilities.

  Accommodation: Losing old cognitive abilities.

Object permanence involves

• detecting objects using the senses.

• never looking away from novel objects.

• performing behaviours to meet planned goals.

• understanding that an object still exists when it is unable to be detected by the senses.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

• Abstract thought

• Goal-directed behavior

• Logical reasoning

• Hypothetical thinking

In Piaget's theory, what is the primary cognitive development during the preoperational stage?

• Understanding object permanence

• Developing abstract thought

• Overcoming egocentrism

• Performing mathematical operations

What is the main achievement of the concrete operational stage according to Piaget?

• Abstract reasoning

• Logical thought

• Egocentrism

• Hypothetical thinking

During which stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory does a child begin to understand the concept of conservation?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational

According to Piaget, which stage is characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract propositions?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational