26 Questions
At what age does object permanence typically start to develop in children?
8 months
What is a characteristic of the preoperational stage of development in children?
Use of language and abstract thinking
What is a significant aspect of the inability demonstrated by 2.5-year-old children in DeLoache's study?
Inability to adjust perception across room size changes
What characterizes the thinking of children in the preoperational stage?
Intuitive understanding without much ability to deduce or reason
What is an example of centration as observed in children in the preoperational stage?
Focus on one aspect of a situation while ignoring others
What does the development of theory of mind entail?
Understanding that different people can have different viewpoints
What is the primary cognitive ability that develops during the sensorimotor stage, according to Piaget?
Object permanence
At what age does Piaget find that children typically develop the ability to understand object permanence?
8 to 12 months old
How do babies in the sensorimotor stage typically respond when a toy is covered with a blanket, according to Piaget's findings?
They act as if the toy has disappeared completely
What is the primary way that babies in the sensorimotor stage form their first schemas, according to the passage?
By using their primary senses to directly interact with objects
Which of the following best describes the cognitive abilities of babies in the sensorimotor stage, according to Piaget?
They rely solely on their senses and direct physical interactions to understand the world
What is the primary reason why babies in the sensorimotor stage do not look for a toy that they have dropped, according to the passage?
They do not understand that the toy still exists even when it is out of sight
Which of the following best describes the role of the senses in the cognitive development of babies during the sensorimotor stage?
The senses are used to actively engage with and manipulate objects in their environment
How does Piaget's concept of object permanence relate to the cognitive development of babies in the sensorimotor stage?
It indicates the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be perceived
What is the primary reason why Piaget used the term 'object permanence' to describe the cognitive development of babies in the sensorimotor stage?
To capture the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be perceived
How does the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development, as described by Piaget, differ from the later stages of cognitive development?
The sensorimotor stage involves direct physical interactions with objects, while later stages involve more abstract and symbolic thought
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what stage are children in when they can understand the principle of conservation?
Concrete operational stage
What cognitive ability do children lack before the age of 7 that prevents them from understanding conservation?
They focus only on one dimension and ignore others
At what age do children typically enter the formal operational stage, according to Piaget's theory?
11 years old
Which of the following abilities characterizes the formal operational stage?
All of the above
In the milk conservation task, what do children younger than 7 years old believe when the milk is poured back and forth between a tall and a short, wide glass?
The tall glass holds more milk
What is a key difference between the preoperational stage and the concrete operational stage in Piaget's theory?
Ability to understand conservation
According to the passage, what do children in the formal operational stage learn to do?
All of the above
Which of the following statements best describes the cognitive abilities of children in the preoperational stage?
They cannot understand conservation or use abstract reasoning
In the context of Piaget's theory, what does it mean for a child to focus on one dimension and ignore others?
All of the above
Which of the following statements best describes the cognitive abilities of children in the formal operational stage?
They can understand conservation and use abstract reasoning
Test your knowledge on Piaget's sensorimotor stage, the first developmental stage that lasts until around the age of 2. Learn about how babies interact with their environment using their primary senses to form schemas.
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