Cognitive Development

Question 1

Cognitive Stages: It is the infant progresses in the ability to organize and coordinate sensations and perceptions with physical movements and actions.

Answer 1

Sensorimotor Stage

Question 2

Cognitive Stages: it is when children begin to represent the world with words, images, and drawings.

Answer 2

Preoperational Stage

Question 3

Preoperational Stage: It is reversible mental actions; they allow children to do mentally what before they could do only physically.

Answer 3

Operations

Question 4

Preoperational Stage: In this substage, the young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object
that is not present.

Answer 4

Symbolic Function Substage

Question 5

Preoperational Stage: __ is the inability to distinguish between one’s own perspective and someone else’s perspective.

Answer 5

Egocentrism

Question 6

Preoperational Stage: __ is the belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action.

Answer 6

Animism

Question 7

Preoperational Stage: In this substage, children begin to use primitive reasoning and want to know the answers to all sorts of questions.

Answer 7

Intuitive Thought Substage