6. Which researchers found that there is an important role for familiar objects when assessing development? E.g. preoperational stage & mountain task
Massey & Gelman (1988)
NcNaughton & Leyland (1988)
Speller & Vass (1988)
Vygotsky & Driscoll (1988)
7. Piaget believed that children in the concrete operational stage have difficulty with:
Conservation
Deductive logic
Perspective-taking
Inductive logic
8. Tests exploring physical conceptualisation & the abstraction of thought were used during which stage?
Preoperational
Formal operational
Concrete operational
Sensorimotor
9. Incorporating new information into your existing ideas is a process known as:
Initiation
Assimilation
Appropriation
Accommodation
10. There are three basic components to Piaget's Cognitive Theory. Which of the following is one of them?
Stages of Cognitive Development
All three
Adaptation processes that enable the transition from one stage to another (e,g,accommodation, assimilation & equilibrium)
Schemas
11. Two containers hold the same amount, but Jane thinks that the taller, skinnier glass holds more. This is known as:
Conservation
Accommodation
False belief
Ego-centrism
12. What is the definition of assimilation?
The force which moves development along
When an existing schema (knowledge) does not work & needs to be changed to deal with a new object/situation
When an existing schema is used to deal with a new object/situation
When new information cannot be fitted into an existing schema
13. Which of the following are examples of how you can apply Piagetian ideas to education?
Discovery learning - planned activities that allow learners to experience assimilate & accommodate language
All three
Readiness - child needs to be ready & reach a level of maturation before skills can be gained
Role of teacher - act as a facilitator not an instructor
14. Amelie is learning reversibility (awareness that actions can be reversed) She is practising this by recognizing that her dog is a Labrador, that a Labrador is a dog & that a dog is an animal. According to Piaget, what stage is Amelie in?
Concrete Operational
Formal Operational
Preoperational
Sensorimotor
15. Sophia is 10 years old and just starting Year 6. According to Piaget, what stage of development would she be in?
Preoperational
Concrete Operational
Sensorimotor
Formal Operational
16. During the Concrete Operational Stage, children have difficulty using what?
Conservation
Inductive logic
Deductive logic
Egocentrism
17. By the concrete operational stage, the child has mastered which of the following?
All four
Inference
Conservation
Class Inclusion
Perspective-taking
18. The ability to think abstractly & systematically solve problems emerges during the:
Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage
Formal Operational stage
Concrete Operational stage
19. Piaget's stages have been criticized because:
Not all people reach the formal operational stage
His theory underestimates children's abilities
All three
His theory was based on an unrepresentative sample of children
20. Hawkins et al (1984) found that under optimal conditions, pre-schoolers can engage in deductive reasoning. What type of problems do the majority get correct?
