Human Growth and Development CLEP questions with correct answers

Jean Piaget Cognitive Development Stages Correct Answer-1. Sensorimotor 2. Preoperational 3. Concrete Operational 4. Formal Operational Sensorimotor Stage of Cognitive Development Correct Answer-Birth-2 Years; Main achievement during this phase is object permanence (knowing an object is there even if it is hidden) and separation anxiety. Preoperational Stage of Cognitive Development Correct Answer-2-7 year; young children think about things symbolically and don't reason logically. Thinking is still egocentric. Concrete Operational Stage of Cognitive Development Correct Answer-7-11 years; children begin to think logically and work things out in their head. Conservation (understanding something stays the same even when appearance changes.) Formal Operational Stage of Cognitive Development Correct Answer-11+ years; kids reason abstractly and think hypothetical Longitudinal Study Correct Answer-Research on the same subjects repeatedly just at different periods of time. Cross-sectional study Correct Answer-Compares different population groups at the same point in time.