COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question 1

Lasts from birth to 2 years of age The child:
uses his senses and his increasing motor skills to explore the environment
With the help of our five senses the child is able to appreciate and think on the interrelationships of concepts and objects in his or her surroundings
begins to use to use language to imitate and represent the environment
Child’s environment really affects his learning. The child will eventually adapt with his surroundings
Learning is based on immediate experiences thru the senses ( sense perception)

Answer 1

SENSORIMOTOR PERIOD

Question 2

Repeated actions centered on the infants body –pleasure and security

Answer 2

PRIMARY CIRCULAR

Question 3

• With intention
• The child repeats actions so as to prolong
pleasant events
• Aside from pleasure and security the child
performs the behavior with immense
intention

Answer 3

INTENTIONAL BEHAVIOR

Question 4

• A person who is egocentric believes they are the center of attention. He cannot see other’s perspective.
• Refers to someone’s inability to understand that another person’s view or opinion may be different than their own
• It represents a cognitive bias in that someone would assume that others share the same perspective as they do
• Two main motives: (1) strives to gain selfish interest purely for self because it’s ego centered and (2) it will strive to validate its current way of thinking - the child will not entertain any idea from others and the child will insist and explain his understanding no matter what

Answer 4

EGOCENTRISM

Question 5

The child learns that an object or person continues to exist even when not in sight

Answer 5

OBJECT PERMANENCE

Question 6

Classification, identification, or sorting The placing or grouping of like objects together
Ability to arrange objects accordingly
Let the child identify or determine the differences of a certain objects let the child appreciate the similarities
Let their contrasting abilities explore with a given set up

Answer 6

SERIATION

Question 7

2 –7 years of age
The child can speak and print words - as expected it is a product of observation and external teaching
• His memory and imagination develops
• Imaginary friends and tell wild stories - out
of their overwhelming imagination and
creativity
• Talked to stuff toys and symbols
• His thinking is often not logical, irrreversible • Much ego-centric thinking occurs

Answer 7

PRE OPERATIONAL PERIOD

Question 8

2 –7 years of age
The child can speak and print words - as expected it is a product of observation and external teaching
• His memory and imagination develops
• Imaginary friends and tell wild stories - out
of their overwhelming imagination and
creativity
• Talked to stuff toys and symbols
• His thinking is often not logical, irrreversible • Much ego-centric thinking occurs

Answer 8

PRE OPERATIONAL PERIOD

Question 9

7-11 years of age
Characterized by the development of organized and rational thinking
The child has the ability to do simple math and measurement, with manipulatives.
the child has the ability to manipulate concepts and thinking the child has an opportunity to think and decide soundly
He begins to understand cause& effect He can think about real, concrete things in systematic ways
He is no longer egocentric (he can now understand other people’s points of view)

Answer 9

CONCRETE OPERATIOINS PERIOD

Question 10

The amount, weight, volume & number of things stays the same even when the outward appearance of objects or groups is changed

Answer 10

CONSERVATION

Question 11

12 –15 years of age
A child is able to think and reason in purely abstract terms
The person is more mature and open-
minded
He is able to use logic and abstract thinking
He/She can weight things according to its beliefs and doctrines

Answer 11

FORMAL OPERATIONS PERIOD