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Cognitive theory of Development - Piaget

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development?

(a)  

2.

Jean Piaget adopted which approach to develop his theory.

(a)  

3.

Statement: Jean Piaget gave this theory of cognitive development, and adopted constructive approach to develop his theory Reason: he believed that child is creator of knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Statement is True but reason is False

d)

Statement is False but Reason is True

4.

From following which is not the assumption of the theory.

a)

Children are active and motivated learners.

b)

Children learns through the process of assimilation and accommodation.

c)

Cognitive development occurs in stages and along with psychological development.

d)

Interaction with physical environment is essential for cognitive development.

5.

Name the two prizes (along with years) won by Jean Piaget

(a)  

6.

Piaget claimed that there exists a network of content-specific bodies of knowledge and that humans apply those bodies of knowledge according to specific situations.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Name four stages of development as proposed by Piaget.

(a)  

8.

Which of the following is not the feature of Piaget's stages of Development?

a)

It is a general theory

b)

Stages are invariant in nature.

c)

Stages are continuous

d)

Rate of development levels are same for everyone.

9.

Which of below are the major features of the sensory-motor stage.

a)

An infant’s mental and cognitive attributes develop from birth until the appearance of language.

b)

Responses are done through motor movements or with the help of senses.

c)

Object permanence develops in the early stage.

d)

Option 1 and 2

10.

The characteristics of pre-operational stage includes:

a)

Development of advanced mental representation, Make-believe play, Drawing

b)

logical Thinking and Reasoning

c)

Presence of two main cognitive characters i.e., Reversibility and Conservation.

d)

Option 1 and 2

11.

In which stage a child is able to do Hypothetic-Deductive reasoning.

(a)  

12.

Who said about formal operational stage that: Those that do reach may not always use such thinking.

a)

Dasen (1994)

b)

Renner & McKinnon (1971)

c)

Piaget (1971)

d)

Option 1 and 2