Piaget's Phases of Cognitive Development

Question 1

Phase where sensory organs and muscles become more functional

Answer 1

Sensorimotor Phase (birth to 2 years)

Question 2

It is a stage under sensorimotor where the child’s movements are primarily reflexive

Answer 2

Stage 1: Use of reflexes

Question 3

It is a stage under sensorimotor wherein the child becomes aware of external environment; initiates acts to changes the movement

Answer 3

Stage 3: Secondary circular reaction

Question 4

It is a stage under sensorimotor where the child’s perceptions centers around one’s body. Objects are perceived as extension of the self

Answer 4

Stage 2: Primary circular reaction

Question 5

Item still exists without seeing it

Answer 5

Object permanence

Question 6

It is a stage under sensorimotor where child differentiates goals and goal-directed activities

Answer 6

Stage 4: Coordination of secondary schemata

Question 7

It is a stage under sensorimotor where child experiments with methods to reach goals; develops rituals that become significant

Answer 7

Stage 5: Tertiary circular reaction

Question 8

It is a stage under sensorimotor where child uses mental imagery to understand the environment; uses fantasy

Answer 8

Stage 6: Invention of new means

Question 9

Phase of emerging ability to think; children use SYMBOLISM (images and language) to represent and understand various aspects of environment

Answer 9

Preoperational (2-7 years)

Question 10

stage of unable to break down whole into separate parts; able to classify objects according to one trait

Answer 10

Intuitive stage

Question 11

Phase where child learns to reason about events between here-and-now;

Can understand the basic properties of and relations among objects and event in the everyday world;

Able to sold concrete (hands-on) problem in logical fashion

Answer 11

Concrete Operations

Question 12

phase of seeing relationships and reason in the abstract; systematic, deductive reasoning

Answer 12

Formal Operations (11 +)