Biography
Theories
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete and Formal
100

What country was Piaget born in?

 Switzerland

100

True or False:

Children construct their own knowledge by giving meaning to the people, places, and things in their world

True

100

What ages are during the sensorimotor stage?

Birth to 2 years old

100

What ages do children go through the preoperational stage?

2 years old to 7 years old

100

When can the concrete and formal operational stages happen in children?

7 years old to 12 years old

200

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

200

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

200

What type of anxiety is common in children during this stage?

Separation anxiety

200

Children are ___ at this stage and only focus on one characteristic of a thing or person at a time

Egocentric

200

What characteristic do children entering these stages possess?

The characteristic of reversibility:

Being able to reverse their thought of action

300

Where did most of Piaget's observations come from?

His three children
300

Piaget was a student of, and continued to build onto the ideas of which other popular psychiatrist?

Maria Montessori

300

True or False:

During this stage, babies reactions are purely without thought

True

300

When children are interested and ____, they need teachers who ____ this absorption in the work

involved; respect

300

What is the formal operations stage marked by?

The ability to think logically and in hypothetical terms

400

What did Piaget receive a doctorate in?

Biology

400

Piaget stressed the importance of ___ as an avenue for learning

Play

400

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

400

Open-ended activities do not have a ______

Predetermined result or product

400

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

500

Piaget's work helps provides an in-depth view of how children ____ ?

Create knowledge

500

Did Piaget believe that teachers can teach students to understand a concept? 

No

500

Is changing day cares in the middle of the child getting settled helpful if the child has separation anxiety? Include a very small explanation.

Not helpful, changing day cares disrupts a routine that is being built in the child's life

500

Why do open-ended activities and questions support children's cognitive development?

It asks children to think and figure out different possibilities 

500

What month and year did Piaget pass away?

 September 1980