Aepa early childhood education questions with 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 Assimilation CORRECT ANSWER occurs when we modify or change new information to fit into our schemas. Accommodation CORRECT ANSWER when we restructure of modify what we already know (schemas) so that new information can fit in better. Schema CORRECT ANSWER Images/ideas in head that we already know. Includes both a category of knowledge and the process of obtaining that knowledge. As experiences happen, this new information is used to modify, add to, or change previously existing schemas. Piaget's stages of cognitive development CORRECT ANSWER Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational Sensorimotor CORRECT ANSWER in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities Sensorimotor - Reflex Acts CORRECT ANSWER The first month of an infant's life where they act reflexively. (Ex. If you brush over a babies mouth with your finger they will suck instinctively)