Personal Life
Career
Sensorimotor/Pre-operational Stages
Concrete Operational/Formal Operational
Key Terms
100
What year was Jean Piaget born? A. 1985 B. 1864 C.1896 D. 1888
C. 1896
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Who did Piaget observe to create the stages of cognitive development?
his own children
100
What is the correct order of Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development? A. Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Pre-Operational, Formal Operational B. Pre-Operational, Sensorimotor, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational C. Sensorimotor, Pre-Operational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational D. Pre-Operational, Concrete Operational, Sensorimotor, Formal Operational
C. - Sensorimotor, Pre-Operational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
100
What is Piaget’s third stage of development? A. Sensorimotor Stage B. Formal Operational Stage C. Concrete Operational Stage D. Preoperational Stage
C. Concrete Operational Stage
100
Actively applying mental strategies as we work on a limited amount of information
What is short term memory
200
At 11, Jean Piaget wrote and published his first of many scientific papers. What was the topic of the paper? A.Mollusks B.Infants C.Dogs D. Albino Sparrow
What is the albino sparrow.
200
What field did Piaget work in at the J.-J. Rousseau Institute?
child psychology
200
Why did Piaget call the first stage of cognitive development the sensorimotor stage? A. Because the senses are the strongest at this stage of life because we don't use symbols and language yet.
 B. Because at this stage of life we only know the world through our senses, we don't yet know abstract meanings or symbols
. C. Because we begin to move (motor) around at this stage. D. Because the senses define who we are as humans, and the first stage of life is the most critical.
B. Because at this stage of life we only know the world through our senses, we don't yet know abstract meanings or symbols
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200
During what time of a child’s life, does the Concrete Operational stage occur? A. Between 7-11 B. At age 3-6 C. Birth D. Adulthood
A. Between 7-11 years
200
A child is asked to arrange sticks of different lengths from shortest to longest. What is this an example of?
What is Seriation.
300
Where was Piaget buried, per his request? A. At his home in Switzerland B. Cemetery of Kings, Geneva
B. Cemetery of Kings, Geneva
300
What experience caused Piaget to work in the field of psychology?
working in the Alfred Binet Laboratory where he evaluated the results of standardized tests
300
3. The Piagetian stage during which understanding of the world comes about through sensory and motor actions is the: A. Sensorimotor Stage B. Preoperational Stage C. Concrete Operational Stage D. Formal Operational Stage
A. Sensorimotor Stage
300
What occurs during the Formal Operational Stage? a.They learn to read and write b. The child can logically think about abstract proportions and test hypothesis systematically c. Children use the abilities they were born with such as looking, listening, grasping, and sucking to adapt to their environment d.They develop language skills
B. The child can logically think about abstract proportions and test hypothesis systematically
300
The ability to think through a series of steps in a problem and then mentally reverse direction, returning to the starting point
What is reversibility.
400
What did Piaget do after graduating from his university?
He taught at the Grange-Aux-Belles Street School for Boys.
400
Where did Piaget obtain his PhD?
the University of Neuchâtel
400
Piaget believed that children in the preoperational stage have difficulty taking the perspective of another person. This is known as: A. Reversibility B. Egocentrism C.Metacognition D. Constructivism
B. Egocentrism
400
True or False: In the concrete operational stage, several features classify objects A. True B. False
A. True
400
Specific psychological structures- organized ways of making sense of experience
What are schemes.
500
At which two universities did Piaget study?
The University of Neuchâtel and the University of Zürich. 
500
How many total chairs did Piaget occupy?
Six
500
Which of the following advancements would be new to a child reaching the Preoperational Stage? A.The ability to consider multiple aspects of a problem. B.The ability to consider past and present activities. C. The ability to experiment with circular reactions. D. The ability to calculate probabilities.
B.The ability to consider past and present activities.
500
What does decentering mean? A. Can focus on more than one concept at a time B. The focus on just one concept
A. Can focus on more than one concept at a time
500
The belief that inanimate object have lifelike qualities, such as thoughts, wishes, feelings, and intentions
What is animistic thinking.
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