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Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

According to Jean Piaget, schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemas and by modifying old schemas as per new information. These two processes are known as:

a)

Assimilation and adaptation

b)

Accommodation and adaptation

c)

Equilibration and modification

d)

Assimilation and accommodation

2.

According to Piaget, children's thinking differs in …………. From adults than in ……….

a)

Size, correctness

b)

Amount, kind

c)

Kind, amount

d)

Size, type

3.

According to Piaget, a child between 2 to 7 years is in the ………. Stage of cognitive development

a)

Formal operational

b)

Concrete operational

c)

Sensorimotor

d)

Preoperational

4.

According to Piaget's stages of cognitive development, the sensory motor stage is associated with

a)

Ability to solve problems in logical fashion

b)

Concerns about social issues

c)

Ability to interpret and analyze options

d)

Imitation, memory and mental representation

5.

"Children actively construct their understanding of the world" is a statement attributed to

a)

Piaget

b)

Kohlberg

c)

Pavlov

d)

Skinner

6.

Four distinct stages of children's intellectual development are identified by

a)

Erikson

b)

Kohlberg

c)

Skinner

d)

Piaget

7.

Which of the following statements describes Piaget and Vygotsky's views on language and thought correctly?

a)

According to Vygotsky, thought emerges first and according to Piaget, language has a profound effect on thought.

b)

Both view language as emerging from the child's thought

c)

According to Piaget, thought emerges first and according to Vygotsky, language has a profound effect on thought

d)

Both new thought as emerging from the child's language

8.

In a constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky, learning

a)

Is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role

b)

Is offering of reinforcement by the teacher

c)

Is dictated by the teacher and the students are passive recipients of the same

d)

Happens by pairing of a stimulus and a response

9.

Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

a)

Acceptance of individual differences

b)

Sensitivity of children's readiness to learn

c)

Discovery learning

d)

Need of verbal teaching

10.

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is necessary for learning?

a)

Active exploration of the environment by the learner

b)

Observing the behaviour of adults

c)

Belief in immanent justice

d)

Reinforcement by teachers and parents

11.

A schema is a ….

a)

Category of knowledge that allows us to interpret and understand the world.

b)

Process of taking in new information.

c)

Process of balancing old knowledge and new information.

d)

None of the above.

12.

Jean Piaget was a …….

a)

Child psychologist

b)

Developmental psychologist

c)

Biologist

d)

Genetic epistemologist

13.

The ability to think abstractly and systematically solve problems emerges during the …….

a)

Concrete operational stage

b)

Sensorimotor stage

c)

Formal operational stage

d)

Preoperational stage