Lesson 3 — Psychology: The Self as a Cognitive Construction

What is cognitive development? Fill in the blank: Cognitive development is the construction of _______ processes, including memory, problem-solving, and decision-making, from infancy through adolescence to adulthood.

• thought

• physical

• emotional

• social

According to the passage, what does cognitive development refer to?

• The ability to speak multiple languages

• How a person, through the interaction of genetic and learned influences, perceives, thinks and develops understanding of their environment

• The process of physical growth

• The development of motor skills

Who developed the most prominent and influential theory of cognitive development?

• Jean Piaget

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Lev Vygotsky

Piaget believed that children play a passive role in their cognitive development.

• True

• False

What are schemas according to Piaget? Fill in the blank: Schemas are basic units of knowledge that organize _______ experiences and serve as a foundation for understanding new ones.

• past

• future

• imaginary

• random

According to the passage, what do schemas help individuals do?

• Learn new languages

• Interpret and make sense of the world around them

• Remember only childhood events

• Develop physical strength

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

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Equilibration

• Schema formation

Fill in the blank: ________ involves altering our existing schemas or creating new schemas in response to new information or experiences.

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Equilibration

• Motivation

According to Piaget, how many stages of cognitive development are there?

• Four

• Three

• Five

• Six

In the concrete operational stage, intelligence is demonstrated through logical and systematic manipulation of symbols related to concrete objects.

• True

• False