Jean Piaget: Theory of Cognitive Development

Question 1

Give the Age for each Stage

1.) Sensorimotor Stage
2.) Pre-Operational Stage
3.) Concrete Operational Stage
4.) Formal Operational Stage

Answer 1

1.) Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)
2.) Pre-Operational Stage (2-7)
3.) Concrete Operational Stage (7-12)
4.) Formal Operational Stage (12 - above)

Question 2

Literal school age; can’t hypothesize or use scientific method.

Answer 2

Concrete Operational Stage (7-12)

Question 3

Uses language or symbols

Answer 3

Pre-Operational Stage (2-7)

Question 4

Can think abstract, no concrete examples, improved attention and memory is becoming more efficient.

Answer 4

Formal Operational Stage (12 - above)

Question 5

Explores environment using senses.

Answer 5

Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)

Question 6

Which stage do these belong to?
1.) Adolescent egocentrism
2.) Object permanence
3.) Conservation & Classification
4.) Egocentrism & Irreversibility

Answer 6

1.) Formal Operational Stage (12 - above)
2.) Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)
3.) Concrete Operational Stage (7-12)
4.) Pre-Operational Stage (2-7)

Question 7

Essence or characteristic of something remains constant although the surface feature may change.

          Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 7

Conservation

Concrete Operational Stage (7-12)

Question 8

Inability to see the world from anyone else’s perspective

           Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 8

Egocentrism

Pre-Operational Stage (2-7)

Question 9

Has imaginary audience and personal fable

           Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 9

Adolescent Egocentrism

Formal Operational Stage (12 - above)

Question 10

Can classify animals or plants; large, small; objects based on size, shape, color

          Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 10

Classification

Concrete Operational Stage (7-12)

Question 11

A person or an object that is not within sight still exists

           Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 11

Object Permanence

Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)

Question 12

They can’t reverse things.

          Which stage does it belong to?

Answer 12

Irreversibility

Pre-Operational Stage (2-7)