Understanding Schemas and Piaget's Theory

Which of the following best describes a schema?

• A. A random collection of information in the brain

• B. A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information

• C. A type of memory storage for past experiences

• D. A process of learning new skills

When a child who has a schema of “dog” based on a golden retriever sees a poodle and classifies it as a dog, this example is of:

• A. Accommodation

• B. Assimilation

• C. Object permanence

• D. Egocentrism

Which of the following is a characteristic of children in the formal operational stage?

• A. They can only think about concrete events

• B. They start to use language for the first time

• C. They can ponder hypothetical positions and predict consequences

• D. They are mainly egocentric

What is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information?

• A. Accommodation

• B. Assimilation

• C. Schema

• D. Egocentrism

What is adapting our current understanding to incorporate new information?

• A. Assimilation

• B. Accommodation

• C. Schema

• D. Morality

In Piaget’s sensorimotor stage, infants look object permanence. This means that:

• A. They can remember objects even when they are out of sight.

• B. They forget an object exists when it is taken out of their sight.

• C. They can think logically about the object.

• D. They can form mental images of the object easily.

What is the main function of schemata in the brain?

• A. To make the world more complex.

• B. To simplify the world for quick recognition, evaluation, and action.

• C. To store all the nuanced information.

• D. To avoid categorizing objects and events.

When a child who has a schema of “dog” based on a golden retriever sees a poodle and calls it a dog, which process is the child using?

• A. Accommodation

• B. Assimilation

• C. Adaptation

• D. Differentiation

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, what is a characteristic of infants in the first few months?

• A. They have a strong sense of object permanence.

• B. They can think logically about simple objects.

• C. They lack object permanence.

• D. They can use language to express their needs.

A child in the preoperational stage is shown two equal - volume glasses of water, one tall and one short. The child says the taller glass has more water. This shows that the child:

• A. Can understand the concept of volume conservation.

• B. Is in the concrete operational stage.

• C. Lacks the mental operations of concrete logic.

• D. Has developed abstract thinking.