ASWB 2024 Masters Exam (Association of Social Work Boards)

Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development - Answer- -Theory of how humans acquire knowledge; through interacting with their environment and people in it. Four stages: 1. Sensorimotor 2. Pre-operational 3. Concrete operational 4. Formal Operational Sensorimotor Stage - Answer- 0-2 years of age -learning Object Permanence -exploring world through own movements and sensations -learning that their actions cause things to happen in the world Pre-Operational - Answer- -2-7 years old -magical thinking -assimiliation-bring new information into existing schemas -egocentric -concrete thinking Concrete Operational - Answer- -7-11 years old -Accomodation-new information causes modification of schema to incorporate new info -rules of logic are developed -beginning of abstract thought Formal Operations - Answer- -11 to maturity -Abstract thinking -thinks hypothetically -assumes adult roles and responsibilities Erickson's Stages of Development - Answer- Theory of socialization development Personality develops across the lifespan Identity crises are the focal point of each stage 8-stages Trust vs. Mistrust - Answer- 1-2 years old -we learn that if we can trust now, we can experience others in the future -if we experience fear, we develop doubt and mistrust