25 Questions
At what age does a child typically begin to understand object permanence?
7-8 months
During the Pre-operational stage, a child tends to classify objects by:
Color and shape
What is meant by conservation in the context of children's cognitive development?
The ability to maintain a constant quantity despite changes in appearance
Which stage is characterized by children having difficulty taking the viewpoint of others and classifying objects by a single feature?
Pre-operational stage
At what age can children typically think logically about abstract propositions and test hypotheses systematically?
12 years and older
What does Piaget's theory of cognitive development primarily refer to?
The process of learning to think, reason, and use language
According to Piaget, what is assimilation in the context of cognitive development?
Encountering and reacting to new situations using existing mechanisms
What is accommodation as defined in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
The process of change whereby cognitive processes mature
Which ability is involved in handling the demands made by the environment, according to Piaget?
Adaptation
What characterizes the Sensori-motor stage in Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development?
The use of senses and motor abilities to understand the world
At what age range does the sensori-motor stage, according to Piaget, occur?
birth-2 years
Which process refers to the ability to handle the demands made by the environment, according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Adaptation
Which phase represents a progression of mental abilities from illogical to logical thinking and from simple to complex problem solving, according to Piaget?
Formal operational phase
What is the primary process through which humans encounter and react to new situations by using mechanisms they already possess, as per Piaget's theory?
Assimilation
During which stage do children have difficulty taking the viewpoint of others and classifying objects by a single feature, according to Piaget's theory?
Pre-operational stage
What are the three primary abilities that a person uses in each phase of Piaget's Cognitive developmental process?
Assimilation, accommodation, adaptation
Which stage is characterized by a person using their senses and motor abilities to understand the world, according to Piaget's theory?
Sensori-motor stage
At what age does a child typically begin to understand object permanence?
6-7 months
What is the major development within the stage of Object Permanence?
Understanding that objects exist independently and persist when out of sight
What characterizes the Concrete Operational stage in Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development?
Achieving conservation of number, mass, and weight
What is meant by conservation in the context of children's cognitive development?
The awareness that a quantity remains the same despite a change in its appearance
Which ability is involved in handling the demands made by the environment, according to Piaget?
Assimilation
What is assimilation as defined in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Interpreting new information in relation to existing cognitive structures
What does Piaget's theory of cognitive development primarily refer to?
The process of adjusting existing mental frameworks to take in new information
During the Pre-operational stage, a child tends to classify objects by:
Classifying objects according to several features
Test your understanding of Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which explains the progression of mental abilities from illogical to logical thinking and from concrete to abstract concepts.
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