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Psychology 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?

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

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According to Piaget, a child can represent things with words and images but cannot reason with logic during the _____________ stage?

According to Piaget, a child can represent things with words and images but cannot reason with logic during the _____________ stage?

A. concrete operational
B. sensorimotor
C. formal operational
D. preoperational

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According to Piaget, the process through which a young child relates something he sees to something he already knows is called _____________?

According to Piaget, the process through which a young child relates something he sees to something he already knows is called _____________?

A. accommodation
B. assimilation
C. formal operation
D. concrete operation

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The tendency of infants to bring all novel objects to their mouths is an example of which of the following Piagetian processes?

The tendency of infants to bring all novel objects to their mouths is an example of which of the following Piagetian processes?

A. sublimation
B. accommodation
C. primary circular reaction
D. assimilation

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A child is shown two identical balls of clay, sees one of them rolled into a rod shape, and is then asked which ball contains more clay. This child is being tested for an understanding of _____________?

A child is shown two identical balls of clay, sees one of them rolled into a rod shape, and is then asked which ball contains more clay. This child is being tested for an understanding of _____________?

A. object permanence
B. conservation of substance
C. the reversibility of actions
D. logical possibilities

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When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

A. assimilation
B. adaptation
C. conservation
D. accommodation

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