A 10-year-old wants to weigh the two balls of play dough before a conservation task, showing...

an ability to think logically about the physical world.

In this video snippet, the child being tested shows...

that she cannot yet conserve volume.

Many believe that the cognitive abilities acquired in the formal operational stage...

reflect higher educational training in western societies.

Piaget rejected the concept of a child as a/n __________, viewing children instead as ________.

passive receivers of knowledge | little scientists

Pretend play, which shows the child's increasing skill in symbolic thought, is _______________.

an achievement of the preoperational stage

To Piaget, it was important that children be...

...given the chance to construct their own understanding.

The word "cognitive" refers to ________________________.

mental skills, problem-solving, understanding and thinking

Animism refers to young children's inability to _____________________.

realise that not all existing things experience awareness

A child in the concrete operational stage can...

think about the physical world in a logical fashion

Egocentrism refers to young children's inability to _____________________.

take the physical or psychological viewpoint of others

Children in the _________ stage typically display egocentrism, which means that they _________.

preoperational; see the world only from their point of view

A child believes that there is an equal number of black and white chess pieces, ...

even when one set is spread out. She can conserve number.

Irreversibility refers to young children's inability to _____________________.

rewind a mental process through internal visualisation

A child can first think about what is not present and form basic plans to find things...

by the end of the sensorimotor stage.

A baby begins to make mental representations of something that is not directly perceivable.

She displays object permanence in the sensorimotor stage.

Answering a question like "What might happen if...?" requires _____, which is typical of _____.

hypothetical thinking; the formal operational stage

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Piaget - Cognitive Development

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1
A child who believes a dough sausage is different because of its changed shape is showing:
a tendency towards egocentrism
a failure to classify at more than one level
an inability to conserve number
an inability to conserve mass
2
A girl has a brother. When asked whether her brother has a sister, she says "No", revealing...
an inability to conserve
a tendency to centrate
irreversible thinking
reversible thinking
3
A 10-year-old wants to weigh the two balls of play dough before a conservation task, showing...
an ability to think logically about the physical world.
a failure to conserve.
an inability to overcome egocentrism
a tendency towards animistic thinking.
4
In this video snippet, the child being tested shows...
that she has overcome centration.
a tendency to centrate in a conservation of mass task.
that she can conserve volume.
that she cannot yet conserve volume.
5
Many believe that the cognitive abilities acquired in the formal operational stage...
are universal to all people of normal intelligence.
reflect higher educational training in western societies.
are only acquired by gifted individuals.
are of limited importance in science and medicine.
6
Piaget rejected the concept of a child as a/n __________, viewing children instead as ________.
passive receivers of knowledge | empty vessels to be filled
active constructor of knowledge | passive learners
active learner | empty vessels to be filled with knowledge
passive receivers of knowledge | little scientists
7
Pretend play, which shows the child's increasing skill in symbolic thought, is _______________.
an achievement of the formal operational stage
an achievement of the concrete operational stage
an achievement of the sensorimotor stage
an achievement of the preoperational stage
8
Using language is a highly significant step in the development of ___________.
goal-directed behaviour
conservation
centration
symbolic thought
9
To Piaget, it was important that children be...
...supported in their development through formal teaching.
...constantly tested, until they got the answers right.
disciplined, directed and constantly corrected.
...given the chance to construct their own understanding.
10
The word "cognitive" refers to ________________________.
motor skills and their coordination with sensory experiences
moral understanding and idealistic thinking
emotional understanding and social intelligence
mental skills, problem-solving, understanding and thinking
11
Animism refers to young children's inability to _____________________.
focus on more than one relevant element of a task at a time
take the physical or psychological viewpoint of others
rewind a mental process through internal visualisation
realise that not all existing things experience awareness
12
Piaget's theory focused on _______________ development.
moral
cognitive
psychosocial
motor
13
Piaget's "three mountains task" required children to take another's viewpoint, a test of...
conservation.
abstract thinking.
egocentrism.
reversibility.
14
A child in the concrete operational stage can...
think through complex theoretical ideas.
discuss in-depth hypothetical and ethical questions.
solve abstract problems in a logical, systematic way.
think about the physical world in a logical fashion
15
Egocentrism refers to young children's inability to _____________________.
take the physical or psychological viewpoint of others
rewind a mental process through internal visualisation
focus on more than one relevant element of a task at a time
realise that not all existing things experience awareness
16
Children in the _________ stage typically display egocentrism, which means that they _________.
sensorimotor; struggle to develop goal-directed behaviour
concrete operational; see the world from their point of view
preoperational; see the world only from their point of view
preoperational; cannot mentally reverse a reasoning process
17
A child believes that there is an equal number of black and white chess pieces, ...
even when one set is spread out. She can conserve number.
even when one set is spread out. He can conserve volume.
even when one set is spread out. He cannot conserve number.
even when one set is spread out. She can conserve mass.
18
Irreversibility refers to young children's inability to _____________________.
take the physical or psychological viewpoint of others
rewind a mental process through internal visualisation
focus on more than one relevant element of a task at a time
realise that not all existing things experience awareness
19
A child can first think about what is not present and form basic plans to find things...
by the end of the formal operational stage.
by the end of the preoperational stage.
by the end of the sensorimotor stage.
by the end of the concrete operational stage.
20
A baby begins to make mental representations of something that is not directly perceivable.
She shows abstract thought in the preoperational stage.
This is goal-directed behaviour in the sensorimotor stage.
She displays object permanence in the sensorimotor stage.
He displays object permanence in the preoperational stage.
21
A child first displays the ability to pretend, draw and talk about non-present objects...
in the sensorimotor stage.
in the concrete operational stage.
in the preoperational stage.
in the formal operational stage.
22
Answering a question like "What might happen if...?" requires _____, which is typical of _____.
the skill of conservation; the formal operational stage
hypothetical thinking; the concrete operational stage
hypothetical thinking; the formal operational stage
idealistic thinking; the preoperational stage

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