Lesson 4.3.4.1
4.3.4.1 Piaget's theory of cognitive development Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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According to Piaget, what is a mental framework of knowledge used to organise information?
- Operation
- Assimilation
- Schema
- Equilibrium
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What term describes incorporating new experiences into an existing schema without changing it?
- Conservation
- Assimilation
- Equilibration
- Accommodation
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What process involves altering existing schemas or creating new ones for new experiences?
- Centration
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Equilibration
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What process balances assimilation and accommodation to maintain cognitive balance?
- Equilibration
- Class inclusion
- Object permanence
- Centration
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What is the first stage of intellectual development in Piaget's theory?
- Sensorimotor
- Pre-operational
- Formal operational
- Concrete operational
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Which Piagetian stage occurs between ages two and seven years?
- Sensorimotor
- Concrete operational
- Pre-operational
- Formal operational
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In which stage do children develop conservation and class inclusion, around ages 7 to 11?
- Formal operational
- Sensorimotor
- Concrete operational
- Pre-operational
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What is the understanding that objects continue to exist when hidden from sight?
- Object permanence
- Class inclusion
- Egocentrism
- Conservation
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What term describes understanding that quantity remains constant despite changes in physical appearance?
- Centration
- Accommodation
- Conservation
- Assimilation
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What term describes a child's inability to see things from another person's perspective?
- Decentration
- Internalisation
- Centration
- Egocentrism
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What is the ability to recognise that sub-categories are contained within larger categories?
- Class inclusion
- Egocentrism
- Conservation
- Object permanence
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In Piaget's theory, which stage is characterised by abstract and hypothetical reasoning?
- Concrete operational stage
- Formal operational stage
- Pre-operational stage
- Sensorimotor stage
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Searching for a hidden toy under a blanket demonstrates which Piagetian concept?
- Conservation
- Egocentrism
- Class inclusion
- Object permanence
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A child who fails a conservation of number task is in which stage of development?
- Formal operational stage
- Sensorimotor stage
- Concrete operational stage
- Pre-operational stage
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A child who understands that liquid volume stays constant after shape changes is in which stage?
- Formal operational stage
- Sensorimotor stage
- Concrete operational stage
- Pre-operational stage
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Which researcher demonstrated that infants possess object permanence much earlier than Piaget claimed?
- Hughes
- Baillargeon
- McGarrigle
- Asch
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According to Piaget, what plays the primary role in driving a child's cognitive development?
- Rote learning
- Individual exploration
- Social interaction
- Cultural context
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A child's inability to see a situation from another person's perspective is called what?
- Centration
- Egocentrism
- Irreversibility
- Animism
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In Piaget's theory, what term describes the state of cognitive balance achieved by resolving schema conflict?
- Accommodation
- Equilibration
- Adaptation
- Assimilation
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A toddler fitting a new animal into their existing 'dog' schema is demonstrating which process?
- Equilibration
- Accommodation
- Assimilation
- Conservation
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