WorksheetsPiaget's Cognitive Development Theory Review
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
A child is shown two identical glasses with the same amount of water. Water from one glass is poured into a taller, thinner glass. The child believes the taller glass now has more water. This demonstrates a lack of:
Accommodation
Egocentrism
Object permanence
Conservation
In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development does a child begin to think abstractly and use hypothetical-deductive reasoning?
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
A baby repeatedly shakes a rattle to hear the sound it makes. This behavior is a characteristic of which stage?
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Sensorimotor
The process by which an existing schema is modified to incorporate new information is called:
Assimilation
Equilibrium
Organization
Accommodation
According to Piaget, a child who cannot see an object from another person's perspective is demonstrating:
Animism
Centration
Egocentrism
Object permanence
Which stage is typically characterized by symbolic thought, language development, and the beginning of pretend play?
Formal Operational
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Sensorimotor
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen is known as:
Egocentrism
Object permanence
Conservation
Animism
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Concrete Operational stage?
Reversibility
Classification
Logical thinking about concrete events
Abstract thought
At which stage does a child start to use mental operations and logical thought, but only on physical, concrete objects and events?
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Sensorimotor
The process of taking in new information and fitting it into an existing schema is called:
Assimilation
Accommodation
Equilibrium
Centration
Piaget's theory suggests that development is:
A continuous, gradual process.
Heavily influenced by social interaction.
A discontinuous process that occurs in distinct stages.
Primarily determined by innate, biological factors.
A child believing their teddy bear is sad because it fell off the bed is an example of:
Egocentrism
Animism
Centration
Reversibility
The inability to focus on more than one aspect of a situation at a time is called:
Egocentrism
Animism
Centration
Reversibility
Which stage marks the beginning of logical, organized thought and the ability to understand cause and effect?
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Sensorimotor
Formal Operational
Which of the following are key achievements of the Sensorimotor stage? (Select all that apply)
Symbolic thought
Object permanence
Understanding of the world through senses and actions
Hypothetical reasoning
A child in the Preoperational stage will likely exhibit which of the following? (Select all that apply)
Egocentrism
Symbolic play
Abstract thought
Animism
The Concrete Operational stage is characterized by which of the following?
Conservation
Logical thought about concrete objects
The ability to classify and seriate objects
The personal fable
Which of the following are key processes in Piaget's theory of cognitive development? (Select all that apply)
a. Assimilation
b. Accommodation
c. Scaffolding
Egocentrism
Criticisms of Piaget's theory often include which of the following? (Select all that apply)
He overemphasized the role of social interaction.
He underestimated the cognitive abilities of children.
His stages are not as rigid or universally applied as he proposed.
He did not adequately account for cultural and social factors.
Piaget's theory is often described as a constructivist approach because he believed children actively build their ________.
knowledge
toys
habits
homes
A child’s mental framework for organizing and interpreting information is called a ________.
schema
reflex
instinct
habit
The process of moving from a state of disequilibrium to a state of balance is called ________.
equilibration
assimilation
regression
differentiation
The ability to mentally reverse a sequence of events or actions, a key skill in the Concrete Operational stage, is known as ________.
reversibility
centration
egocentrism
animism
How many cognitive development steps did Piaget create?
one
three
four
two
The four stages of Piaget's cognitive development (in order) are:
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, formal operational, concrete operational.
Sensory-motor, formal operational, concrete operational, optional.
Sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational.
Sensory-motor, abstract operational, logical operational, formal operational.
Fitting new information into already existing schema is called what?
Assimilation
Accommodation
Conservation
Schema
According to Piaget's theory, toddlers are in the _____ stage.
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
formal operational
operant conditioning
sensorimotor
Preschoolers are in which of Piaget's stage of Cognitive Development?
Preoperational
Sensorimotor
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Which of the following does NOT explain the formal operational stage?
Happens among children between ages two and seven
The period of time involving a dramatic increase in logical thinking
Children can use deductive reasoning and understand abstract concepts
Children can see multiple potential solutions
According to Piaget, at approximately what age are children in the pre-operational stage, in which they engage in symbolic play but do not have the ability to abstractly or to see another person's perspective?
birth to 2 yrs
2-7 yrs
7-11 yrs
11-Older
