10 Questions
What inspired Jean Piaget to explore children's ability to think and reason?
Observing his own children's development
What did Piaget believe was necessary for cognitive equilibrium?
A balance between external sensory input and internal knowledge
According to Piaget, what are schemas?
Mental boxes of concepts
How did Piaget suggest children restore cognitive balance when encountering the unfamiliar?
By altering their thoughts or experiences
What motivated Piaget to map out the differences in children's thinking compared to adults?
Observations from testing children's IQ
What is the term used to describe the process of making sense of new experiences by relating them to what is already known?
Assimilation
Which of the following stages of cognitive development is characterized by the use of symbols representing objects or concepts?
Preoperational Stage
Children in the concrete operational stage, aged 7 to 11, develop the ability to think logically about which of the following?
Physical world
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget?
Ages 2 to 7
In which stage do children still not understand how the physical world operates and may exhibit pre-logical thinking?
Preoperational Stage
Explore the influential cognitive theorist Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Learn about his observations on children’s ability to think and reason, and how he recognized and mapped out the differences in thought between children and adults.
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