Educational Psychology: Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
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Educational Psychology: Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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What is the focus of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

How children acquire knowledge

In which stage of Piaget's theory do children typically develop the ability to think logically about concrete events?

Concrete operational stage

According to Piaget, how do children adapt their existing mental structures to incorporate new information?

By undergoing accommodation

What term does Piaget use to describe the process by which children fit new information into existing mental categories?

<p>Assimilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Piaget believe children interact with the world around them?

<p>As little scientists conducting experiments</p> Signup and view all the answers

What age range corresponds to the Preoperational stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

<p>Ages 2 to 7</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget, what is the main point of his theory of cognitive development?

<p>Creating knowledge and intelligence is an active process</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term from Piaget's theory involves the process of taking in new information and fitting it into existing mental schemas?

<p>Assimilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Piaget believe is necessary for knowing reality according to the text?

<p>Constructing systems of transformations</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Piaget view children in terms of knowledge acquisition?

<p>As builders of understanding through investigation and experimentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept helps explain how children transition from one stage of thought to the next in Piaget's theory?

<p>Equilibration</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who inspired Piaget's interest in the cognitive development of children?

<p>His nephew and daughter</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget, are children's minds simply smaller versions of adult minds?

<p>No, they are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Piaget propose about the growth of intelligence?

<p>It develops through stages</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Piaget conclude about children's intelligence compared to adults?

<p>They think differently, not less intelligently</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Piaget, do older children only think more quickly than younger children?

<p>No, there are qualitative and quantitative differences in thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Piaget describe the cognitive development of children in his stage theory?

<p>As progressing through stages</p> Signup and view all the answers

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