18 Questions
Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by the ability to solve conservation tasks and use logic to determine relationships like 'greater than' or 'less than'?
Concrete operations stage
What type of thinking emerges during the Adolescent Formal Operations stage that allows individuals to reason from general ideas to specific implications?
Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
Which cognitive stage involves the emergence of abstract thoughts and the ability to differentiate between reality and hypothetical situations?
Adolescent Formal Operations stage
During which stage do adolescents often have difficulty differentiating their own thoughts and feelings from those of other people?
Egocentrism stage
Which type of thinking involves detecting paradoxes and inconsistencies among ideas and trying to reconcile them?
Dialectical thinking
In what stage of cognitive development do individuals need to apply reasoning skills to premises that are not factually true?
Post-formal thought stage
During the prenatal period, which part of the body forms before the arms, hands, and fingers?
Chest and internal organs
Which principle suggests that development starts globally and moves towards increasing differentiation?
Orthogenetic principle
What speeds up the process of neural impulse transmission?
Myelination of axons
At what age is myelination in the visual cortex typically completed?
1 year old
Which brain area's myelination is associated with vocabulary spurt?
Parts associated with language development
During adolescence, which brain region's myelination leads to the ability to ask hypothetical questions and reason abstractions?
Prefrontal lobe
What characterizes the primary circular reactions in the sensorimotor stage according to Piaget's theory?
Exerting causal effects on the environment
Which substage of the sensorimotor stage involves infants combining secondary actions to achieve simple goals?
Substage 4: Coordination of Secondary Schemes
What describes the behavior of infants in the substage of Tertiary Circular Reactions in Piaget's sensorimotor stage?
Infants engage in trial-and-error experimentation
At what age range do infants typically enter the substage of 'Beginning of Thoughts' in the sensorimotor stage according to Piaget?
18-24 months
What cognitive development milestone is associated with infants' understanding of object permanence?
Development of object permanence
What limitation is evident in the A-not-B error observed in infants during which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage?
Substage 4 (8-12 months)
Test your knowledge on the development of logical thinking and problem-solving skills in school-aged children, including solving conservation tasks, understanding 'greater than' or 'less than', and mastering 'If-and-Then' concepts.
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