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Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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:

a)

Accommodation

b)

Egocentrism

c)

Object permanence

d)

Conservation

2.

In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development does a child begin to think abstractly and use hypothetical-deductive reasoning?

a)

Sensorimotor

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

3.

A baby repeatedly shakes a rattle to hear the sound it makes. This behavior is a characteristic of which stage?

a)

Preoperational

b)

Concrete Operational

c)

Formal Operational

d)

Sensorimotor

4.

The process by which an existing schema is modified to incorporate new information is called:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Organization

d)

Accommodation

5.

According to Piaget, a child who cannot see an object from another person's perspective is demonstrating:

a)

Animism

b)

Centration

c)

Egocentrism

d)

Object permanence

6.

Which stage is typically characterized by symbolic thought, language development, and the beginning of pretend play?

a)

Formal Operational

b)

Preoperational

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Sensorimotor

7.

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen is known as:

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Object permanence

c)

Conservation

d)

Animism

8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Concrete Operational stage?

a)

Reversibility

b)

Classification

c)

Logical thinking about concrete events

d)

Abstract thought

9.

At which stage does a child start to use mental operations and logical thought, but only on physical, concrete objects and events?

a)

Preoperational

b)

Concrete Operational

c)

Formal Operational

d)

Sensorimotor

10.

The process of taking in new information and fitting it into an existing schema is called:

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Centration

11.

Piaget's theory suggests that development is:

a)

A continuous, gradual process.

b)

Heavily influenced by social interaction.

c)

A discontinuous process that occurs in distinct stages.

d)

Primarily determined by innate, biological factors.

12.

A child believing their teddy bear is sad because it fell off the bed is an example of:

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Animism

c)

Centration

d)

Reversibility

13.

The inability to focus on more than one aspect of a situation at a time is called:

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Animism

c)

Centration

d)

Reversibility

14.

Which stage marks the beginning of logical, organized thought and the ability to understand cause and effect?

a)

Preoperational

b)

Concrete Operational

c)

Sensorimotor

d)

Formal Operational

15.

Which of the following are key achievements of the Sensorimotor stage? (Select all that apply)

a)

Symbolic thought

b)

Object permanence

c)

Understanding of the world through senses and actions

d)

Hypothetical reasoning

16.

A child in the Preoperational stage will likely exhibit which of the following? (Select all that apply)

a)

Egocentrism

b)

Symbolic play

c)

Abstract thought

d)

Animism

17.

The Concrete Operational stage is characterized by which of the following?

a)

Conservation

b)

Logical thought about concrete objects

c)

The ability to classify and seriate objects

d)

The personal fable

18.

Which of the following are key processes in Piaget's theory of cognitive development? (Select all that apply)

a)

a. Assimilation

b)

b. Accommodation

c)

c. Scaffolding

d)

Egocentrism

19.

Criticisms of Piaget's theory often include which of the following? (Select all that apply)

a)

He overemphasized the role of social interaction.

b)

He underestimated the cognitive abilities of children.

c)

His stages are not as rigid or universally applied as he proposed.

d)

He did not adequately account for cultural and social factors.

20.

Piaget's theory is often described as a constructivist approach because he believed children actively build their ________.

a)

knowledge

b)

toys

c)

habits

d)

homes

21.

A child’s mental framework for organizing and interpreting information is called a ________.

a)

schema

b)

reflex

c)

instinct

d)

habit

22.

The process of moving from a state of disequilibrium to a state of balance is called ________.

a)

equilibration

b)

assimilation

c)

regression

d)

differentiation

23.

The ability to mentally reverse a sequence of events or actions, a key skill in the Concrete Operational stage, is known as ________.

a)

reversibility

b)

centration

c)

egocentrism

d)

animism

24.

How many cognitive development steps did Piaget create?

a)

one

b)

three

c)

four

d)

two

25.

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.

26.
Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
27.
According to Piaget, accommodation refers to
a)
our mental framework of the world.
b)
incorporating new experiences into existing schemas.
c)
developmental changes in a child's behavior that facilitate social acceptance by family and peers.
d)
adjusting current schemas in order to make sense of new experiences.
28.

Fitting new information into already existing schema is called what?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Accommodation

c)

Conservation

d)

Schema

29.

According to Piaget's theory, toddlers are in the _____ stage.

a)

autonomy vs. shame and doubt

b)

formal operational

c)

operant conditioning

d)

sensorimotor

30.

Preschoolers are in which of Piaget's stage of Cognitive Development?

a)

Preoperational

b)

Sensorimotor

c)

Concrete Operational

d)

Formal Operational

31.

Which of the following does NOT explain the formal operational stage?

a)

Happens among children between ages two and seven

b)

The period of time involving a dramatic increase in logical thinking

c)

Children can use deductive reasoning and understand abstract concepts

d)

Children can see multiple potential solutions

32.

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?

a)

birth to 2 yrs

b)

2-7 yrs

c)

7-11 yrs

d)

11-Older