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life span development (Piaget's Theory)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Present finding is that both ________ contribute jointly to the determination of behaviour.

a)

Motivation and Emotion

b)

Intelligence and Emotion

c)

Society and Culture

d)

Heredity and Environment

2.

Later childhood from the age 6 or 7 years has been called the stage by Piaget.

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Pre-Operational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

3.

Adolescents are faced with conflicts as 'who they are'. The concept refers to

a)

Adolescent Egocentrism

b)

Personal Fable

c)

Identity Confusion

d)

Imaginary Audience

4.

Focusing on single characteristic trait for understanding an event or object (a)  

5.

The belief that all things are living , like oneself

(a)  

6.

Out of sight, Out of Mind, phenomenon for young children relates to the concept of

(a)  

7.

Systematic and logical thinking during adolecence according to Piaget is called (a)   reasoning.

8.

Taking in new information and fitting it into existing schemas

a)

Crystallized intelligence

b)

Fluid intelligence

c)

Assimilation

d)

Accommodation

9.

These are concepts or frameworks that organize and interpret information.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

c)

Crystallized Intelligence

d)

Schema

10.

This takes place from birth to roughly age 2. In this stage, babies ―take in‖ the world through their senses and interactions.

a)

Sensorimotor stage

b)

Pre-operational stage

c)

Concrete operational stage

d)

Formal operational stage

11.

The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:

a)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.

b)

Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.

c)

Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.

d)

Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.

12.

Object permanence can be defined as:

a)

Pieces of information continuing to be remembered.

b)

Events and ideas being permanently engrained in the mind.

c)

Objects continuing to exist even after they have left our perception.

d)

Believing you can see things that are not there.

13.

The concrete operational stage occurs in what age bracket?

a)

Birth - 2

b)

7 - 11 years

c)

11+ years

d)

2 - 7 years

14.

The two key characteristics of the concrete operational stage (7 - 11 years) are:

a)

Conservation and classifying

b)

Classifying and concentration

c)

Conservation and concentration

d)

Classifying and categorising

15.

Two key features of formal operational stage (11+) are:

a)

Abstract and logical thinking

b)

Concentrated and logical thinking

c)

Conservation and abstract thinking

d)

Logical and conservational thinking