Y2 - Paiget

Question 1

What is the main focus of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Answer 1

The main focus is on how children develop cognitive abilities and understanding of the world through stages.

Question 2

How many stages are there in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Answer 2

There are four stages.

Question 3

What is the first stage of Piaget’s cognitive development?

Answer 3

The Sensorimotor stage.

Question 4

At what age does the Sensorimotor stage occur?

Answer 4

From birth to about 2 years old.

Question 5

What key concept is developed during the Sensorimotor stage?

Answer 5

Object permanence.

Question 6

What is the second stage of Piaget’s cognitive development?

Answer 6

The Preoperational stage.

Question 7

At what age does the Preoperational stage occur?

Answer 7

From about 2 to 7 years old.

Question 8

True or False: Children in the Preoperational stage can perform logical operations.

Answer 8

False.

Question 9

What is a characteristic of the Preoperational stage?

Answer 9

Egocentrism.

Question 10

What is the third stage of Piaget’s cognitive development?

Answer 10

The Concrete Operational stage.

Question 11

At what age does the Concrete Operational stage occur?

Answer 11

From about 7 to 11 years old.

Question 12

What ability do children develop in the Concrete Operational stage?

Answer 12

The ability to perform logical operations on concrete objects.

Question 13

What is the fourth stage of Piaget’s cognitive development?

Answer 13

The Formal Operational stage.

Question 14

At what age does the Formal Operational stage occur?

Answer 14

From about 12 years and up.

Question 15

What is a key characteristic of the Formal Operational stage?

Answer 15

The ability to think abstractly and hypothetically.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: Piaget believed that children learn through __________.

Answer 16

Active exploration and interaction with their environment.

Question 17

What term describes the process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas?

Answer 17

Assimilation.

Question 18

What term describes the process of changing cognitive schemas to accommodate new information?

Answer 18

Accommodation.

Question 19

True or False: Piaget’s theory emphasizes the role of social interaction in cognitive development.

Answer 19

False.

Question 20

What is a criticism of Piaget’s theory?

Answer 20

It may underestimate children’s cognitive abilities.

Question 21

What research method did Piaget primarily use in his studies?

Answer 21

Clinical interviews and observations.

Question 22

What is the term for a child’s understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen?

Answer 22

Object permanence.

Question 23

In which stage do children begin to engage in symbolic play?

Answer 23

Preoperational stage.

Question 24

What is the term for the inability to see a situation from another person’s perspective, characteristic of the Preoperational stage?

Answer 24

Egocentrism.

Question 25

What does Piaget mean by ‘schema’?

Answer 25

A mental framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information.

Question 26

What is the significance of the ‘conservation’ concept in the Concrete Operational stage?

Answer 26

It signifies the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance.

Question 27

Fill in the blank: Piaget’s stages of cognitive development are __________, __________, __________, and __________.

Answer 27

Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational.