Piaget's Theory

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Test Your Knowledge on Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Discover how well you understand Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development through this engaging quiz! Designed for educators, psychology students, and anyone interested in child development, this quiz consists of five thought-provoking questions.

Test your knowledge and learn more about key concepts such as:

Concrete and Formal Operational Stages
Conservation and Egocentrism
Object Permanence

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According to Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development, the period between ages seven and eleven during which children begin to think logically and have a better understanding of mental operations best describes which term?

Concrete Operational Stage

Sensorimotor Stage

Formal Operational Stage

Preoperational Stage

Johnny is 7 years old and can tell you that if you pour water from a tall glass into a big bowl, the amount of water stays the same. According to Piaget's theory, what cognitive development concept is he displaying?

Egocentrism

Conservation

Animism

Artificialism

Jackie is seventeen years old. Her younger sister, Betty, is nine years old. Betty's science class has just started a new unit that requires her to make hypotheses, form hypotheticals and predict consequences. Betty is struggling with her homework and turns to her older sister Jackie for help. Jackie can easily do the homework. Which of the following stages of Piaget's cognitive development is characterized by Jackie's ability?

Concrete Operational

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Formal Operational

A baby girl is sitting in her stroller and her mother is playing with her by covering her face and uncovering her face. Her daughter is very upset when she cannot see her mother. Which of the following best describes why this game of peekaboo is upsetting for her?

She is insecurely attached to her mother

She is learning conservation concepts

She is currently in the preoperational stage

She has not yet developed object permanence

During the Preoperational stage, 6 year old Mike displays egocentrism. Which of the following could be Mike during this stage?

Mike cannot understand that his perspective is different from his brother's perspective

Mike believes that his teddy bear can feel pain and happiness

Mike starts to feel like he has control over his qualities and behavior

Mike understands that pouring water from a glass into a cup does not change the amount of water

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