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WorksheetsTopic 3.4: Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the primary focus of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
The influence of language
The role of social interactions
The impact of cultural context
A series of distinct stages
According to Piaget, what is the process of modifying a schema to include new information called?
Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibration
Conservation
During which stage do children begin to understand that their movements are tied to sensory satisfaction?
Sensorimotor stage
Formal operational stage
Concrete operational stage
Preoperational stage
What is the term for the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen?
Animism
Conservation
Object permanence
Egocentrism
What is a characteristic behavior of children in the preoperational stage?
Abstract reasoning
Stranger anxiety
Pretend play
Logical operations
What is the belief that inanimate objects have feelings and humanlike qualities called?
Conservation
Assimilation
Animism
Egocentrism
What is the term for a child's inability to see a situation from another's point of view?
Egocentrism
Animism
Object permanence
Accommodation
Which test is used to determine if children have acquired a theory of mind?
Binet's intelligence test
Piaget's conservation task
Sally–Anne test
Vygotsky's social interaction test
What cognitive ability begins to decline after middle age?
Problem-solving ability
Accumulated intelligence
Perceptual skills
Language learning
What mnemonic device helps remember the difference between assimilation and accommodation?
Double m's for 'modifies memory' and double c's for 'changes concept'
Double a's for 'always adapting' and double c's for 'constant change'
Double s's for 'stays the same' and double c's for 'creates change'
Double i's for 'integrates information' and double c's for 'categorizes change'
