Piaget - AQA Psychology

Which of the following is a key development in the sensorimotor stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

• Conservation

• Object permanence

• Egocentrism

• Class inclusion

At what approximate age does Piaget’s pre-operational stage occur?

• 0–2 years

• 2–7 years

• 7–11 years

• 11+ years

What is the main limitation of children in the pre-operational stage according to Piaget?

• Inability to perform abstract reasoning

• Inability to conserve

• Inability to use language

• Inability to recognize objects

According to Piaget, at which stage do children begin to use abstract reasoning?

• Sensorimotor stage

• Pre-operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

• Formal operational stage

Which concept refers to the understanding that quantity remains the same even when the appearance of an object or group of objects changes?

• Egocentrism

• Conservation

• Object permanence

• Class inclusion

Which task did Piaget use to demonstrate egocentrism in children?

• Conservation of liquid task

• Three mountains task

• Class inclusion task

• Object permanence task

What is class inclusion?

• The ability to see things from another’s point of view

• The ability to understand that objects continue to exist when out of sight

• An advanced classification skill in which we recognize that classes of objects have subsets and are themselves subsets of larger classes

• The ability to perform logical operations on concrete objects

In the concrete operational stage, children are able to:

• Think abstractly about hypothetical situations

• Conserve and perform logical operations on concrete objects

• Understand object permanence

• Show egocentrism

Which research method did Piaget often use to study children’s cognitive development?

• Surveys

• Experiments with physical objects

• Longitudinal studies

• Case studies of adults

What is a criticism of Piaget’s concept of egocentrism?

• It underestimates the abilities of younger children

• It overestimates the abilities of adults

• It only applies to language development

• It ignores the role of social interaction