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What inspired Jean Piaget to explore children's ability to think and reason?
What inspired Jean Piaget to explore children's ability to think and reason?
- His colleagues' research findings
- Observing his own children's development (correct)
- A book he read on child psychology
- A scientific experiment he conducted
What did Piaget believe was necessary for cognitive equilibrium?
What did Piaget believe was necessary for cognitive equilibrium?
- Avoiding any challenging experiences
- Constantly changing one's thoughts
- A balance between external sensory input and internal knowledge (correct)
- Experiencing new and unfamiliar things
According to Piaget, what are schemas?
According to Piaget, what are schemas?
- Biological traits inherited from parents
- Mental boxes of concepts (correct)
- Emotional outbursts in children
- Physical toys used for learning
How did Piaget suggest children restore cognitive balance when encountering the unfamiliar?
How did Piaget suggest children restore cognitive balance when encountering the unfamiliar?
What motivated Piaget to map out the differences in children's thinking compared to adults?
What motivated Piaget to map out the differences in children's thinking compared to adults?
What is the term used to describe the process of making sense of new experiences by relating them to what is already known?
What is the term used to describe the process of making sense of new experiences by relating them to what is already known?
Which of the following stages of cognitive development is characterized by the use of symbols representing objects or concepts?
Which of the following stages of cognitive development is characterized by the use of symbols representing objects or concepts?
Children in the concrete operational stage, aged 7 to 11, develop the ability to think logically about which of the following?
Children in the concrete operational stage, aged 7 to 11, develop the ability to think logically about which of the following?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development according to Jean Piaget?
In which stage do children still not understand how the physical world operates and may exhibit pre-logical thinking?
In which stage do children still not understand how the physical world operates and may exhibit pre-logical thinking?
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