PPR Exam - Competency 1 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER- Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1.
sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that
the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and
accomodation
Schemes (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER- Mental patterns that guide behavior; cognitive
structures that help individuals process and organize information to make sense of the
environment.
Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER- understanding new experiences in terms of existing
schemes.
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER- When a learned way of dealing with the
environment no longer works, an individual will modify existing schemes to fit new situations in
the environment. According to Piaget, this is how learning occurs.
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER- the process of adjusting schemes through assimilation
or accommodation.
Disequilibration - CORRECT ANSWER- an imbalance between what a child understands
and what the child encounters through new experiences.
Equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER- the process of restoring balance between present
understanding and new experiences. Learning and cognitive development depend on the
individual being confronted with new experiences, stimuli, or data.
Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWER- 0-2 years
Begins to make use of imitation, memory, and thought.
, Begins to recognize that objects do not cease to exist when they are hidden.
Moves from reflex actions to goal-directed activity.
Preoperational - CORRECT ANSWER- 2-7 years
Gradually develops use of language and ability to think in symbolic form.
Able to think operations through logically in one direction.
Has difficulties seeing another person's point of view.
Concrete operational - CORRECT ANSWER- 7-11 years
Able to solve concrete (hands-on) problems in logical fashion.
Understands laws of conservation and is able to classify and seriate.
Understands reversibility.
Formal operational - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-15 years
Able to solve abstract problems in logical fashion.
Becomes more scientific in thinking.
Develops concerns about social issues, identity.
Sensorimotor Key Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- Object Permanence: understanding that an
object exists even if it is not seen
Goal Directed Actions: deliberate actions towards a goal
Preoperational Key Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- Semiotic Function: ability to use symbols
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Jean Piaget - CORRECT ANSWER- Four stage theory of cognitive development: 1.
sensorimotor, 2. preoperational, 3. concrete operational, and 4. formal operational. He said that
the two basic processes work in tandem to achieve cognitive growth-assimilation and
accomodation
Schemes (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER- Mental patterns that guide behavior; cognitive
structures that help individuals process and organize information to make sense of the
environment.
Assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER- understanding new experiences in terms of existing
schemes.
Accommodation - CORRECT ANSWER- When a learned way of dealing with the
environment no longer works, an individual will modify existing schemes to fit new situations in
the environment. According to Piaget, this is how learning occurs.
Adaptation - CORRECT ANSWER- the process of adjusting schemes through assimilation
or accommodation.
Disequilibration - CORRECT ANSWER- an imbalance between what a child understands
and what the child encounters through new experiences.
Equilibration - CORRECT ANSWER- the process of restoring balance between present
understanding and new experiences. Learning and cognitive development depend on the
individual being confronted with new experiences, stimuli, or data.
Sensorimotor - CORRECT ANSWER- 0-2 years
Begins to make use of imitation, memory, and thought.
, Begins to recognize that objects do not cease to exist when they are hidden.
Moves from reflex actions to goal-directed activity.
Preoperational - CORRECT ANSWER- 2-7 years
Gradually develops use of language and ability to think in symbolic form.
Able to think operations through logically in one direction.
Has difficulties seeing another person's point of view.
Concrete operational - CORRECT ANSWER- 7-11 years
Able to solve concrete (hands-on) problems in logical fashion.
Understands laws of conservation and is able to classify and seriate.
Understands reversibility.
Formal operational - CORRECT ANSWER- 11-15 years
Able to solve abstract problems in logical fashion.
Becomes more scientific in thinking.
Develops concerns about social issues, identity.
Sensorimotor Key Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- Object Permanence: understanding that an
object exists even if it is not seen
Goal Directed Actions: deliberate actions towards a goal
Preoperational Key Tasks - CORRECT ANSWER- Semiotic Function: ability to use symbols
