6. Tom and Kayleigh have a son who is 3 years old. According to Piaget's theory, what stage of development is he in?
Preoperational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
7. What is working memory used for?
To keep small amounts of information accessible for short periods of time
To interpret & understand the world
To hold large amounts of information
To store our knowledge on how to do things
8. Piaget believed that children in the concrete operational stage have difficulty with:
Conservation
Perspective-taking
Deductive logic
Inductive logic
9. Two containers hold the same amount, but Charlie thinks that the taller, skinnier glass holds more. This is known as:
Accommodation
False Belief
Conservation
Appropriation
10. What, according to Piaget, does the A not B error show?
An error in the mental perception of objects seen in infants before the age of 1
An error in the mental perception of objects in the formal operational stage
An error in an infant’s ability to change their existing knowledge of a topic
An error in an infant’s ability to maintain the status quo
11. What is a schema?
The process of balancing old knowledge & new information
The cognitive process of revising existing cognitive schemas, perceptions & understanding so that new information can be incorporated
A category of knowledge that allows us to interpret & understand the world
A stage of cognitive development
12. Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's Stages of Development?
Not all people reach the formal operational stage
All three
His theory underestimates children's abilities
His theory was based on an unrepresentative sample of children
13. Amelie is getting better with her language & thinking but still tends to think about things in very concrete terms. According to Piaget, what stage of development is she in?
Formal operational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
14. 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?
Preoperational stage
Concrete operational stage
Formal operational stage
Sensorimotor stage
15. According to Piaget, children are ______ in constructing their understanding of the world.
Bystanders
Active
Neutral
Passive
16. Which of the following is NOT part of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Trust vs. Mistrust
Formal operational stage
Preoperational stage
Sensorimotor stage
Concrete operational stage
17. Which psychologist studied the concept of object permanence?
Sigmund Freud
Jean Piaget
Erik Erikson
Lev Vygotsky
18. Incorporating new information into your existing ideas is a process known as:
Appropriation
Assimilation
Accommodation
Initiation
19. Children in the preoperational stage have difficulty taking the perspective of another person. This is known as:
Accommodation
Reversibility
Egocentrism
Metacognition
20. Which stage of developed did Piaget say object permanence occurred?
