A. seven
B. six
C. two
D. four
Related Mcqs:
- When a child acquires the ability to represent the world internally through the use of symbols, he enters which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A. sensorimotor
B. secondary circular reactions
C. concrete operational
D. preoperational - In which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development will a child realize that when a volume of water is poured from a tall, narrow beaker, to a wide beaker, the volume remains the same even though it reaches a lower level?
A. preoperational
B. sensorimotor
C. concrete operational
D. formal operation - According to Piaget, cognitive development occurs through a fixed sequence of stages, each distinguished from the prior stage by a ________________?
A. larger number of schemes
B. new kind of scheme
C. increasing use of accommodation
D. increasing use of assimilation - Which of the following represents the correct order of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
B. preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational
C. Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor
D. sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational - All of the following stages in Piaget’s cognitive development EXCEPT:
A. Conservational
B. Concrete operations
C. Sensorimotor
D. preoperational - Piaget is to cognitive development as Kohlberg is to ______________ development?
A. emotional
B. physical
C. moral
D. social - Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?
A. At an early oral stage children usually start to explore their environment but experience control and discipline from their parents
B. Fixation at the anal stage results in children deriving pleasure in adulthood from activities such as overeating, smoking, drinking and kissing
C. At the genital stage children discover pleasure from touching their genitals
D. During the latency period sexual impulses are rechanneled into activities such as sport, learning and social activities - The stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and principles and evaluate issues in the broader social environment?
A. formal-operational
B. concrete-operational
C. sensorimotor
D. preoperational - According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, middle childhood is characterized by ______________?
A. hypothetical reasoning
B. deductive thinking
C. concrete operations
D. egocentric thinking - Which of the following is not one of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
A. Piaget may have underestimated the cognitive skills of children in some areas
B. Piaget may have underestimate the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development
C. The theory does not clearly address the issue of individual differences in development
D. Evidence for the theory is based on children’s answer to
