DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY WK 3 READING CH 3 BURKITT

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1. Tom and Kayleigh have a son who is 3 years old. According to Piaget's theory, what stage of development is he in?

  • Formal operational stage
  • Sensorimotor stage
  • Preoperational stage
  • Concrete operational stage
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2. Piaget proposed that the mind achieves mental equilibrium through what?

  • Developing abstract reasoning
  • Rehearsing information
  • Accommodating & assimilating information
  • Establishing object permanence

3. Celeste is passionate about reducing homelessness and is beginning to think more about ethical, social, and political issues that require theoretical & abstract reasoning. According to Piaget, what stage of development is she in?

  • Formal operational stage
  • Preoperational stage
  • Concrete operational stage
  • Sensorimotor stage

4. Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's Stages of Development?

  • All three
  • His theory was based on an unrepresentative sample of children
  • His theory underestimates children's abilities
  • Not all people reach the formal operational stage

5. Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that:

  • A child's environment is the main factor that shapes behaviour
  • A child's behaviour is determined by its consequences
  • Children move through 4 different stages of mental development
  • Children move through 8 different stages of mental development

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