Cognitive Development

Of the following cognitive milestones, which ability tends to be acquired last?

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Hypothetical and deductive thinking are characteristic of which of Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

1yo Sydney cries when his dad hands him to an unfamiliar babysitter and leaves the room. This is because he has...

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When Zeke encounters a new object, he picks it up and puts it in his mouth. He is in which stage?

Thea is in a store. A man walks by and passes behind a clothing rack. Thea looks for him on the other side. She has...

Which of the following is the best example of fluid intelligence?

A young child says he is certain the skinny bowl has more popcorn than the wide bowl. He has not developed...

In Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which of the following best exemplifies the concept of accommodation?

Samantha thinks her teddy bear cries when it is left alone. What stage is she most likely in?

Which of the following types of intelligence would be most important in answering trivia questions?

4 y/o Maria knows that she ate all her nuts, but she knows that Rob, who can't see her bag, doesn't know this. She has:

Which of the following is the best example of the cognitive process Jean Piaget called assimilation?

Which of the following behaviors is most clearly associated with Jean Piaget’s concrete operational stage?

Andrea has just learned that robins are birds. She now sees a sparrow, points to it, and calls out “Bird!” This is...

When ten-month-old Frances throws her toy out of sight, she looks to see where it falls. She has developed...

Egocentrism, animism, and artificialism are characteristic of which of Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

According to Piaget, what is the earliest stage at which a child is capable of using simple logic to think about events?

Ryan learned the most when more experienced people assisted him. Which concept describes this pattern of development?

A child reading a book points to a picture and calls to his mom in another room and says, “Mummy! Who is this?”

Teaching Spanish, Mr. J first introduces students to individual words, then helps them string the words into sentences.