Piaget's Theories of Cognitive Development
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What is the main area of study that Jean Piaget's theories are associated with?

  • Emotional development
  • Cognitive development (correct)
  • Language development
  • Social development
  • What is a characteristic of children's thinking, according to Piaget?

  • They are highly logical
  • They are more analytical than adults
  • They are very ego-centric (correct)
  • They can consider multiple perspectives
  • What is a schema, according to Piaget's theory?

  • A stage of moral development
  • A way of resolving conflicts
  • A method of reasoning about the world (correct)
  • A type of language development
  • What is a key difference between a newborn's schema and a young child's schema?

    <p>The abstractness of the schema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sequence of stages that children progress through, according to Piaget's theory?

    <p>A sequence of schema</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of the term 'equilibrium' in the context of Piaget's theory?

    <p>A pattern of knowledge that is recurrently shifting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process called when individuals gain knowledge that they previously learned and expand their existing schema?

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

    What happens when individuals acquire knowledge that differs from their previous knowledge?

    <p>Accommodation occurs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the combination of assimilation and accommodation processes and the remainder of knowledge and interpretation?

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

    According to Piaget, what is the sequence of stages of intellectual development that characterize the normal order of levels of understanding through which children progress during their development?

    <p>Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor that influences children's cognitive development, according to Piaget?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age range for the concrete operational stage of intellectual development, according to Piaget?

    <p>7 to 11 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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