Cognitive Development Quiz - Early Childhood

Which cognitive limitation refers to a child's focus on the end state rather than the process of change?

What cognitive limitation involves focusing on one aspect of a problem or object?

What term describes the inability to mentally undo an action, as observed in young children?

Which of the following best describes egocentrism in early childhood development?

What is the challenge that preschool-aged children face when dealing with conservation?

At what age do children typically acquire the ability to understand that another person can have a false belief, as demonstrated by the Sally-Anne and Smarties tasks?

Which cognitive development stage involves children learning to perform mental actions on concrete situations?

What ability is described by a child's capacity to focus on multiple dimensions of a problem at once?

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the formal operations stage?

What does the term 'seriation' refer to in cognitive development?

Which cognitive ability improves during the concrete operational stage, allowing children to classify objects more effectively?

What is a consequence of formal operations in adolescent development that can be negative?

Which of the following is a task used to assess formal operations in adolescents?

What characterizes the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

What does the term 'object permanence' refer to?

At what age do infants typically begin to overcome the A-not-B error?

According to Piaget, which process involves incorporating new information into existing cognitive frameworks?

What is the typical timeline for the mastery of object permanence in infants?

Which of the following best describes the cognitive stage theory proposed by Piaget?

What age range typically experiences the 'out of sight, out of mind' phenomenon?

Which aspect of cognitive development is associated with the coordination of sensory information and motor responses?