LESSON 3: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question 1

His theory is more concerned with children, rather than all learners. It focuses on
development, rather than learning per
se, so it does not address learning of
information or specific behaviors.

Answer 1

Jean Piaget

Question 2

Jean Piaget Coined the term ________, the basic unit of intellect

Answer 2

Schemas

Question 3

n the process of taking in new information that easily fits into an existing schema. Simply put, we change information to fit into our established schemas

Answer 3

Assimilation

Question 4

is the process. of modifying/differentiating existing schemas to better fit new information

Answer 4

Accomodation

Question 5

is the stage of intellectual/cognitive development during which sensory input and motor responses become coordinated.

Answer 5

Sensorimotor Stage

Question 6

Infants understand the world through _________ and ________ with other objects

Answer 6

Sensory experiences and physical interactions

Question 7

knowing that an object still exists, even if it is hidden

Answer 7

Object permanence

Question 8

At this stage, the child is now able to use
mental images - BUT is still unable to
perform mental operations.

Answer 8

Pre-operational Stage

Question 9

the principle properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

Answer 9

Conservation

Question 10

is the difficulty in seeing the world through someone else’s perspective.

Answer 10

Egocentrism

Question 11

was developed byJean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder inthe 1940s to study children’s ability to coordinate spatial perspectives.

Answer 11

Three Mountain Task

Question 12

a major turning point in the child’s cognitive development because it marks the beginning of logical or operational thought. This means the child can work things out internally in their head (rather than physically try things out in the real world).

Answer 12

Concrete operational stage

Question 13

begins at approximately age eleven and lasts into adulthood. During this time, people develop the ability to think about abstract concepts, and logically test hypotheses.

Answer 13

Formal Operational Stage

Question 14

In the Formal operational stage the adolescent is now able to?

Answer 14

Think logically, can draw conclusions, Formulate and entertain , and test hypothesis

Question 15

He agreed Piaget’s (1932) theory of moral
development in principle but wanted to
develop his ideas further. his theory focuses on the thinking process that occurs when one decides whether a behaviour is right or wrong.

Answer 15

Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 16

What are the 3 stages of MORAL DEVELOPMENT?

Answer 16

Preconventional, conventional and postconventional

Question 17

The child/individual is good in
order to avoid being punished. If a
person is punished, they must have
done wrong.

Answer 17

Stage 1. Punishment Orientation.

Question 18

At this stage, children recognize that
there is not just one right view that
is handed down by the authorities.
Different individuals have different viewpoints.

Answer 18

Stage 2. Reward Orientation.

Question 19

Orientation. The child/individual
is good in order to be seen as being
a good person by others. therefore, answers relate to the approval of others.

Answer 19

Stage 3. Good Boy/Good Girl

Question 20

Orientation. The child/individual
becomes aware of the wider rules
of society, so judgments concern
obeying the rules in order to
uphold the law and to avoid guilt.

Answer 20

Stage 4. Social Systems

Question 21

Moral reasoning is based on immediate consequences

Answer 21

Pre-conventional Stage

Question 22

Moral reasoning is based on conformity to social rules and expectations

Answer 22

Conventional Stage

Question 23

The child/ individual becomes aware that while rules/laws might exist for the good of the greatest number, there are times when they will work against the interest of particular individuals.

Answer 23

Stage 5. Social Contract and
Individual Rights.

Question 24

People at this stage have developed their
own set of moral guidelines which
may or may not fit the law.

Answer 24

Stage 6. Universal Principles

Question 25

Moral reasoning is based on principles and ethical ideas.

Answer 25

Post conventional level