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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?
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What motivated Piaget to map out the differences in children's thinking compared to adults?
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What is the term used to describe the process of making sense of new experiences by relating them to what is already known?
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Which of the following stages of cognitive development is characterized by the use of symbols representing objects or concepts?
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Children in the concrete operational stage, aged 7 to 11, develop the ability to think logically about which of the following?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget?
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In which stage do children still not understand how the physical world operates and may exhibit pre-logical thinking?
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