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What is the primary focus of Piaget's method of cognitive development?
During which sub-stage of the sensorimotor stage do infants begin to engage in goal-directed behavior?
What term describes the process of updating or creating new schemas in response to unfamiliar information?
Which aspect of cognitive development does Piaget emphasize in his theory?
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What is the result of successful assimilation in Piaget's theory?
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At what age does a child typically exhibit the A not B error during object permanence development?
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What limitation is most associated with the pre-operational stage of cognitive development?
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What concept illustrates that children may believe the physical properties of an object do not change despite alterations in its appearance?
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Which of the following best describes the method for assessing self-recognition in children?
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Which practice is suggested for enhancing cognitive development in children with sensorimotor problems?
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What schema process involves referring to connecting schemas to create a complex framework?
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An infant's repetitive actions that increasingly become more deliberate during 1-4 months old are evidence of:
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What isn't a reason that children fail the conservation task?
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At 18-24 months, children should be engaging in what thought processes? (Select all that apply)
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The pre-operational stage occurs at what age?
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Tertiary Circular Reactions involve which of the following?
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At what age do infants start to search for the hidden item during the Object Permanence task?
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What does the Violations of Expectations (where children spend more time looking at an impossible event) paradigm show?
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Children cannot recognize themselves in the mirror during which stage?
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What cognitive ability makes significant gains during the pre-operational stage of Piaget's theory?
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What do children still struggle with at the pre-operational stage?
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What are examples of the semi-logical thinking that children engage in?
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The concrete operational stage occurs at what age?
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What can children perform at the concrete operational stage?
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What does the formal operational stage involve?
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What did Elkind describe about adolescent development?
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Does everyone achieve the formal operational stage of cognitive development according to Piaget's theory?
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What does post-formal operations involve?
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Which of the following are strengths of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development? (Select all that apply)
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What are the limitations of Piaget's theory?
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What is not a feature of Piaget's position on developmental issues?
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If a child looks to their mother to know whether to cross or not cross the visual cliff, they are showing...
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If a child successfully completes the False Belief task, taking on someone else's perspective, they have demonstrated:
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Study Notes
Piaget's Method
- Piaget used a flexible approach, the clinical method, to study children's cognitive development.
- He initially observed his own children and later expanded his studies by manipulating objects in a lab setting.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- Children actively construct their understanding of the world through interaction with their environment.
- Maturation, or biological development, plays a crucial role in determining what children seek and learn from their surroundings.
- Piaget emphasized that children's minds are not simply miniature versions of adult minds.
- Children progress through a series of distinct stages, each characterized by unique cognitive abilities.
- Children develop "schemas" to organize their understanding of the world.
- Assimilation involves incorporating new information into existing schemas.
- Accommodation involves modifying or creating new schemas to accommodate new information.
- Organization refers to the process of connecting schemas to create a complex framework.
Piaget's 4 Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensorimotor Stage (Birth - 2 Years)
- Infants' knowledge is organized through sensory and motor actions, forming sensorimotor schemas.
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Sub Stages
- 0-1 month: Reflexes, looking, sucking, limited cortical control.
- 1-4 months: Primary Circular Reactions: Repetitive actions focused on the infant's own body, becoming more deliberate, for example, thumb-sucking.
- 4-8 months: Secondary Circular Reactions: Infants' actions become more goal-directed and object-oriented.
- 8-12 months: Coordination of Secondary Schemas: Ability to combine several secondary circular reactions for a specific goal.
- 12-18 months: Tertiary Circular Reactions: Infants experiment through trial and error to solve problems.
- 18-24 months: Symbolic or Representational Thought: Mental manipulation of cause-and-effect relationships. External exploration shifts to internal mental exploration. Deferred imitation, pretend play, and solving problems mentally emerge.
Summary of the Sensorimotor Stage
- Infants learn about the properties of objects through their sensory and motor experiences.
- Cognitive structures become increasingly organized.
- Behavior progressively becomes more intentional.
- The sense of self gradually differentiates from the environment.
Object Permanence
- Stage 1 (0-4 months): Out of sight, out of mind.
- Stage 2 (4-8 months): Brief search for a hidden object.
- Stage 3 (8-12 months): A-not-B error (searching for an object in the last place it was found, even if they see it hidden in a new location).
- Stage 4 (12-18 months): Search for the object where it was last seen, demonstrating a more thorough search. The child understands objects continue to exist even when hidden.
Object Permanence: Violation-of-Expectations Paradigm
- The paradigm tests whether infants react differently to impossible events, suggesting they have developed object permanence.
- Research using this paradigm suggests infants may understand object permanence earlier than Piaget believed, possibly as early as 8 months.
Why is Object Permanence Important?
- It signifies the child's differentiation of the environment from themselves, signaling a developing "theory of mind" (understanding that others have different thoughts and perspectives).
Sense of Self
- The Mark Test: This test assesses whether a child can recognize themselves in the mirror.
Clinical Applications of Piaget's Theory during Infancy
- Parents: A child is not a miniature adult; they engage with the world through play and physical experiences.
- Childcare: Encouraging children to interact with the physical world.
- Children with Sensorimotor Problems: Impact on cognitive development, as knowledge about the world relies on sensory and motor experiences.
Pre-operational Stage (2-6 years)
- Significant gains in mental representation (pretend play, drawing, symbols).
- Limitations of this stage include pre-logical thought, centration (focusing on only one aspect of a situation), egocentrism, lack of conservation, and difficulty with hierarchical classification.
Egocentrism
- Difficulty understanding that others have different perspectives. Struggle to differentiate themselves from the world.
- Example: The Three Mountains Task, where children struggle to describe the view from a different perspective.
Conservation
- Understanding that physical properties of a substance remain unchanged even when their appearance changes.
- Example: Children may believe that a tall, thin glass of water contains more water than a shorter, wider glass, even though they hold the same amount.
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Reasons why children may fail the conservation task:
- Inability to engage in decentration (focusing on multiple aspects simultaneously).
- Perception-bound: Reliance on visual appearance.
- Static thought: Failing to consider the transformation process.
- Lack of capacity to mentally undo or reverse the transformation.
Hierarchical Classification/Seriation
- Classification: The ability to group objects and then sub-group them based on different dimensions, requiring analytical thinking.
- Seriation: Ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as size) mentally.
Applications of Piaget's Theory in the Preoperational Stage
- Use concrete props and visual aids.
- Encourage manipulation of physical objects.
- Incorporate physical practice.
- Use computers to teach spatial relationships.
- Provide short instructions and use actions.
- Avoid lecturing about complex social issues.
Parenting Applications for Pre-operational Children
- Do not rely on logic or empathy, as these cognitive abilities are not yet fully developed.
- Focus on concrete examples and experiences.
- Explain rules and expectations using simple language, and be consistent with your own actions.
- Encourage play and exploration.
- Read books and tell stories together to help develop language and vocabulary.
- Don't be afraid to repeat and review information.
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Explore Piaget's innovative clinical method to study cognitive development in children. Discover how maturation influences learning and the progression through distinct cognitive stages. This quiz delves into key concepts such as schemas, assimilation, and accommodation.
