chapter 6 Flashcards
according to piaget theory, infants develop behavioral schemes, whereas children develop _______ schemes.
mental
devin plays in the sand for the first time. instead of digging in it, he tries to scoop and throw it, just like he plays with water in his bathtub. this is an example of
assimilation
when people encounter information that conflicts with the schemes they have established they experience
disequilibrium
which of the following is the correct order of piaget’s cognitive developmental stages?
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
baby dennis sees a ball on the floor. he picks it up looks at it carefully, and then bangs it on the ground. he picks it up again. holds it over his head and drops it. then he picks it up and throws it. dennis continues playing for several minutes. dennis is in which of piaget’s sensimotor substages?
tertiary circular reactions
3 month old ali is playing with a stuffed animal. ali’s caregiver takes the stuffed animal away and hides it. piaget would argue that ali would not notice the absence of the stuffed animal because he has not developed
object permanence
animism and egocentrism represent limitations in the preoperational child’s thinking, because they indicate an inability to………
distinguish among different or real perspectives
during piaget’s intuitive thought substage, and child’s reasoning……..
is primitive
what does gelman (1969) indicate as an important factor in a child’s performance on conservation tasks?
improved attention to relevant aspects of
the concrete operational stage lasts approximately from age…..
7-11
the formal operational stage appears between ages…..
11-15
which of the following is true of the formal operational stage?
many adults are not formal operational thinkers
while preparing his science project, carlos systematically tests his best guess on his subject and draws conclusions from which he is engaged?
hypothetical-deductive reasoning
sophie feels that her parents can never understand the psychological sufferings she is experiencing. this could be an example of……..
a personal fable
which of the following best characterizes cognitive development according to jean piaget?
children learn best when they are active and seek solutions by themselves
brent talks himself through his math calculation homework, particularly when he does hard questions. this can be an example of……….
private speech
which statement summarizes what perry (1970) believes about the cognitive level of a typical adolescent?
“right is right, and wrong is wrong.”
the preoperational stage lasts from age
2-7
