Chapter 05 Cognitive Development in Infancy

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice Questions

Jean Piaget believed that children:

actively construct their own cognitive world.

passively react to their environments.

absorb their knowledge from the environment.

gain their view of the world from their parents.

 

 

APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.1: Summarize and evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Topic: Schemes

 

Schemes refer to:

actions or mental representations that organize knowledge.

the incorporation of new information into existing knowledge.

groups of behaviors.

knowledge that has been adjusted to fit new experiences.

 

 

APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty Level: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.1: Summarize and evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Topic: Schemes

 

According to Piaget, physical activities such as sucking, grasping, and walking are examples of:

mental schemes.

mental adaptations.

behavioral adaptations.

behavioral schemes.

 

 

APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.1: Summarize and evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Topic: Schemes

 

According to Piaget, solving a puzzle is an example of a:

mental scheme.

mental adaptation.

behavioral adaptation.

behavioral scheme.

 

 

APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty Level: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.1: Summarize and evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Topic: Schemes

 

Alejandro is 3 years old. He is now able to sort his blocks by color. Alejandro has developed:

a new behavioral scheme.

a new mental scheme.

object permanence.

the ability to assimilate.

 

 

APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty Level: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.1: Summarize and evaluate Piaget’s theory of cognitive development.
Topic: Schemes