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
D.
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