Piaget

Question 1

Piaget’s theory concerns the stages through which people must progress in order to develop their “?” ability.

Answer 1

cognitive

Question 2

As children grow, “?” progresses and becomes more complex and abstract.

Answer 2

thinking process

Question 3

The particular concept involving the idea that a substance can be changed in one way (shape) while remaining the same in another (amount) is called ?

Answer 3

conservation

Question 4

Cognition involves “?” in information, “?” it, “?” it,

“?” it and “?” it.

Answer 4

taking
processing
storing
retrieving
using

Question 5

– Ways of thinking and organizing ideas and concepts depending on one’s level of development

Answer 5

schema

Question 6

The capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions.

Answer 6

Adaptation

Question 7

Adaptation is composed of two processes:

Answer 7

assimilation and accommodation

Question 8

Taking in of new information and the resulting integration into the schema or structure of thought.

Answer 8

Assimilation

Question 9

The process by which children change their perceptions and actions in order to think using higher, more abstract levels of cognition.

Answer 9

Accommodation

Question 10

4 major stages of cognitive develoment

Answer 10

Sensorimotor
Preoperational thought
Concrete operations
Formal operations

Question 11

Sensorimotor period:

age

Answer 11

birth to 2

Question 12

Sensorimotor period:
3 major accomplishments during this period.
1. children learn that they have various “?” through which they receive information.

Answer 12

senses

Question 13

Sensorimotor period:

2. the exhibition of “?” behavior

Answer 13

goal-directed behavior

Question 14

Sensorimotor period:

3. Understanding that objects are “?”

Answer 14

permanent

Question 15

The most important schema acquired during the sensorimotor period

Answer 15

object permanence

Question 16

Preoperational thought period age

Answer 16

2 to 7

Question 17

During preoperational thought period, children begin to use symbolic “? for things in their environment.

Answer 17

symbolic representations (words)

Question 18

Three major obstacles to logical thinking exist during the preoperational period:

Answer 18

egocentrism
centration
irreversibility

Question 19

Preoperational:A child is unable to see things from anybody else’s point of view:

Answer 19

egocentrism

Question 20

Preoperational: a child’s tendency to concentrate on only one detail of an object or situation and ignore all other aspects.

Answer 20

Centration

Question 21

Preoperational: A child’s ability follow and think something through in one direction without being able to imagine the relationship in reverse.

Answer 21

Irreversibility

Question 22

Preoperational: a child’s ability to sort items into various categories according to certain characteristics.

Answer 22

Classification

Question 23

Preoperational: A child’s ability to arrange objects IN ORDER according to certain characteristics.

Answer 23

Seriation

Question 24

Preoperational: a child’s ability to grasp the idea that while one aspect of substance remains the same, another aspect of that same substance can be changed.

Answer 24

Conservation

Question 25

Concrete operations age

Answer 25

7 to 11 or 12

Question 26

During concrete operations, a child develops the ability to think logically on a “?” level. He/she devleops the capacity to see things from “?” view.

Answer 26

concrete

from other people’s points of view. - empathy

Question 27

Concrete operations: children think about things they can “?v4”

Answer 27

see, hear, smell, or touch

Question 28

Concrete operations: Children’s focus is on thinking about “?” instead of “?”.

Answer 28

things instead of ideas.

Question 29

Formal operations (final stage) age

Answer 29

11/12 to 16

Question 30

Formal operations: “?” thought happens

Answer 30

abstract thought

Question 31

Formal operations: Children can make “?” about how things might be in addition to how they are

Answer 31

hypothesis

Question 32

Formal operations: 3 major developments

1. Adolescent is able to identify “?” that affect a situation. He/she can view an issue from many “?”.

Answer 32

numerous variables

perspectives

Question 33

Formal operations: the adolescent can hypothesize about “?” and think about “?” conditions.

Answer 33

relationships

changing conditions

Question 34

Formal operations: The adolescent is capable of hypothetical “?” reasoning; thus, they can think about “/”

Answer 34

deductive

consequences

Question 35

Post formal thought

An organized means of evaluating issues that considers many perspectives and posibilities

Answer 35

dialectical thinking