Which stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is characterised by abstract logic and mature moral reasoning?

• Sensorimotor stage

• Pre-operational stage

• Formal operational stage

• Concrete operational stage

"Sensation is a gateway of knowledge." This statement is

• Mental Development

• Physical Development

• Attention Development

• Language Development

In a constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky, learning

• is dictated by the teacher and the students are passive recipients of the same

• happens by pairing of a stimulus and a response

• is offering of reinforcement by the teacher

• is constructed by the students themselves who play an active role

According to Piaget, which one of the following factors plays an important role in influencing development?

• Experience with the physical world

• Imitation

• Reinforcement

• Language

The cognitive ability that comes in pre-operational period is

• ability of goal-directed behaviour

• ability to take other's perspective

• hypothetico-deductive thinking

• ability for abstract thinking

Which one of the following is a correctly matched pair?

• Good boy and good girl orientation-One earns approval by being nice

• Law and order orientation-Ethical principles are self-chosen on the basis of the value of human rights

• Social contract orientation-Physical consequences of an action determine whether it is good or bad

• Punishment and obedience orientation-Laws are not fixed, but can be changed for the good of society

The concept of 'private speech' of children as proposed by Vygotsky

• shows that children love themselves

• illustrates that children use speech to guide their own actions

• shows that children are stupid and thus need guidance of adults

• illustrates that children are egocentric

According to Vygotsky, learning cannot be separated from

• reinforcement

• a measurable change in behaviour

• perception and attentional processes

• its social context

Which of the following statements is correct about Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

• Piaget has proposed five distinct stages of cognitive development

• Piaget argues that instead of progressing through stages, cognitive development is continuous

• The stages are invariant which means that no stage can be skipped

• The sequence of the stages can vary according to the cultural context of children

The concept of conservation as proposed by Jean Piaget means that

• certain physical properties remain the same even when outward appearances change

• it is important to protect wildlife and forests

• one can arrive at the correct conclusion by systematically testing hypothesis

• taking the perspective of others into consideration is an important cognitive ability