Exam (elaborations) A Topical Approach to Lifespan Development

, Piaget believed that children ______ their own cognitive worlds.
A) Actively absorb
B) Passively Construct
C) Passively absorb
D) Actively construct - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) Actively Construct

In Piaget's theory, actions or mental representations that organize knowledge are
called:
A) Habituation
B) Equilibration
C) Classifications
D) Schemes - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) Schemes

The ______ stage is the name of the Piagetian stage that occurs between birth and 2
years of age.
A) Preoperational
B) Formal Operational
C) Concrete Operational
D) Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) Sensorimotor

Place the substages of Piaget's sensorimotor stage in order from first to last.
- Coordination of secondary circular reactions
- Secondary circular reactions
- Internalization of schemes
- Simple reflexes
- First habits and primary circular reactions
- Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity - CORRECT ANSWERS-1) Simple
reflexes
2) First habits and primary circular reactions
3) Secondary circular reactions
4) Coordination of secondary circular reactions
5) Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity
6) Internalization of schemes

The sensorimotor substage in which sensation and action are coordinated primarily
through such behaviors as rooting and sucking is called:
A) Internalization of schemes