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Piagets theory of cognítive development

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is an internal representation of the world.

a)

Cognition

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

2.

It is the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

a)

Cognition

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

3.

It is the idea that objects exist even if the are out of sight.

a)

Elimination

b)

Reversibility

c)

Object Permanence

d)

Conceptualize

4.

He was one of the 20th century's most influential researchers in the area of developmental psychology

a)

Jeen Piaget

b)

Jean Piagget

c)

Jeen Piagget

d)

Jean Piaget

5.

It is the acquisition of the ability to think, reason and problem solve.

a)

Cognitive Development

b)

Formal Operational

c)

The Sensorimotor

d)

Equilibrium

6.

It is using an existing schema to deal with a new object or situation.

a)

Cognition

b)

Schema

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

7.

The stage in Piaget's Theory where a child have the ability to systematically solve a problem in a logical and methodological way.

a)

Sensorimotor Stage

b)

Preoperational Stage

c)

Concrete Operational Stage

d)

Formal Operational Stage

8.

It is a stage in Piaget's Theory where a child understand the world by coordinating sensory experiences.

a)

Sensorimotor Stage

b)

Preoperational Stage

c)

Concrete Operational Stage

d)

Formal Operational Stage

9.

Piaget argued that children develop through adaption - they adjust to the world as they experience new things. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Piaget argued the development of intelligence is about building knowledge and skills. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

11.

(BLANK) involves incorporating new experiences into existing schemas.

a)

Adaption

b)

Assimilation

c)

Accommodation

d)

Equilibrium

12.

The sensorimotor age range is

a)

birth to 2 years

b)

2 to 7 years

c)

7 to 12 years

d)

12+years

13.

The concrete operational stage is

a)

birth to 2 years

b)

2 to 7 years

c)

7 to 12 years

d)

12+ years

14.

The pre-operational stage is

a)

birth to 2 years

b)

2 to 7 years

c)

7 to 12 years

d)

12+ years

15.

In what stage are children likely to develop object permanence?

a)

Pre-operational stage

b)

Concrete operational stage

c)

Formal operational stage

d)

Sensorimotor stage

16.

(BLANK) children play using objects and ideas to represent other objects and ideas.

a)

Object permanence

b)

Animism

c)

Symbolic play

d)

Centration

17.

In what stage are seriation, classification, reversibility, conservation and decentration seen?

a)

Pre-operational stage

b)

Sensorimotor stage

c)

Formal operational stage

d)

Concrete operational stage

18.

What can help pre-operational development?

a)

Watching someone else do something

b)

Learning through discovery

c)

Learning through long instructions

d)

Learning through discussing abstract concepts

19.

(BLANK) is not understanding that an action can be reversed to return to the original state?

a)

Centration

b)

Animism

c)

Irreversibility

d)

Reversibility

20.

(BLANK) is focusing on one feature of a situation and ignoring other relevant features

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Centration

c)

Decentration

d)

Schema

21.

(BLANK) is believing that objects are not alive can behave as if they are alive.

a)

Symbolic play

b)

Object permanence

c)

Animism

d)

Egocentrism

22.

(BLANK) is when children are unable to see the world from any other viewpoint but their own.

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Centration

c)

Morality

d)

Schema