Biography
What country was Piaget born in?
Switzerland
True or False:
Children construct their own knowledge by giving meaning to the people, places, and things in their world
True
What ages are during the sensorimotor stage?
Birth to 2 years old
What ages do children go through the preoperational stage?
2 years old to 7 years old
When can the concrete and formal operational stages happen in children?
7 years old to 12 years old
What children know, when they know it, or how they arrive at the knowledge - which did Piaget focus on the most?
How they arrive at the knowledge
True or False:
Piaget believe that children go through all the same stages when developing their thinking skill at the same ages
False
Ages can vary
What type of anxiety is common in children during this stage?
Separation anxiety
Children are ___ at this stage and only focus on one characteristic of a thing or person at a time
Egocentric
What characteristic do children entering these stages possess?
The characteristic of reversibility:
Being able to reverse their thought of action
Where did most of Piaget's observations come from?
Piaget was a student of, and continued to build onto the ideas of which other popular psychiatrist?
Maria Montessori
True or False:
During this stage, babies reactions are purely without thought
True
When children are interested and ____, they need teachers who ____ this absorption in the work
involved; respect
What is the formal operations stage marked by?
The ability to think logically and in hypothetical terms
What did Piaget receive a doctorate in?
Biology
Piaget stressed the importance of ___ as an avenue for learning
Play
Babies cognitive development can be stimulated by adults who _________
Adults who talk with them, tell them what will be happening, and who delight in their accomplishments
Open-ended activities do not have a ______
Predetermined result or product
Explain and describe accommodation in Piaget's understanding
Adapting to a child's view to add in newly learned information and to understand how their view and thoughts have now changed
Piaget's work helps provides an in-depth view of how children ____ ?
Create knowledge
Did Piaget believe that teachers can teach students to understand a concept?
No
Is changing day cares in the middle of the child getting settled helpful if the child has separation anxiety? Include a small explanation.
Not helpful, changing day cares disrupts a routine that is being built in the child's life
Why do open-ended activities and questions support children's cognitive development?
It asks children to think and figure out different possibilities
What month and year did Piaget pass away?
September 1980