Cognitive Development Stages Quiz

Most young adolescents entering secondary school at 12 or so years of age are in this stage.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

A cognitive accomplishment in this stage is abstract thinking.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Compared to the previous stage, there is increasing use of the ability to use symbols to represent objects that are not physically present.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

A cognitive accomplishment in this stage is the ability to mentally follow a sequence of events or line of reasoning back to its starting point.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

This stage spans from birth to about two years of age.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

A cognitive accomplishment in this stage is learning that objects still exist, even if they cannot be seen, heard or touched.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

A cognitive accomplishment in this stage is the ability to classify objects or events into categories based on common features that set them apart from other categories.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Children in this stage are unable to, or have difficulty in considering, another person’s point of view.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

This stage spans from ages two to seven years.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational

Children in this stage can focus on only one quality or feature of an object or event at a time.

• sensorimotor

• preoperational

• concrete operational

• formal operational