Biography
What year was Jean Piaget born?
1896
At what age did Piaget start becoming fascinated with mollusks?
Age 10.
How many stages of cognitive development did Piaget identify?
Four
Changing your schema to fit new information is called Accommodation.
True.
Accommodation
Rather than make the new information fit into an existing schema, you change the schema in order to accommodate the new information.
How many children did Piaget and his wife Victoria have?
Three
In what country was he born.
Switzerland
What did Piaget devise and administer to see what types of errors the children made?
reading tests.
According to Piaget's theory, what stage do children start using their 5 senses?
Sensorimotor Stage
The two schemas in Piaget's theory are called Behavioral and Intellectual schemas.
False.
Behavioral schemas and Mental schemas
What was Piaget an expert on in high school?
Mollusks
What did Piaget study while in college?
Zoology and Philosophy.
What year did Jean Piaget and Valentine Châtenay get married?
1923
According to Piaget's theory, what stage is a child in when they start to sort objects in a certain order?
Concrete Operational Stage
The theory the Jean Piaget was most famous for was Clinical Development Theory.
False.
Cognitive Development theory.
What University did Piaget attend where he became interested in psychology?
University of Zürich
How old was Jean Piaget when he died?
84 years old
What were the names of Jean Piaget's parents?
Rebecca Jackson and Arthur Piaget
According to Piaget's theory, what stage do children draw symbols as their family instead of how they look in reality?
Preoperational Stage
Piaget focused on children's interactions with themselves.
False.
Objects
What is the name of Piaget's theory?
What year did Piaget obtain his doctorate? What University did he obtain this doctorate?
1918.
The University of Neuchâtel
What two concepts did Piaget offer that explains how children use and adapt to their schemas?
Assimilation and Accommodation
Name the four stages in order.
Sensorimotor , Preoperational , Concrete Operational and Formal Operational.
Piaget was intrigued by children's correct answers that required logical thinking.
False.
Incorrect answers.
Name the age groups that represents each stage.
Sensorimotor-Birth-2 Years old
PREOPERATIONAL STAGE (AGES 2 TO 4)
CONCRETE OPERATIONS (AGES 7 TO 11)
FORMAL OPERATIONS (BEGINNING AT AGES 11 TO 15)