OAE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM LATEST
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What are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Coordination of Reactions: 8-12 months. kids explore surroundings
and imitate observed behavior. object permanence. associate objects with
their properties
Tertiary Circular Reactions: 12-18months. Trial and error ex. different sounds to
get parents attention
Early Representational Thought: 18-24 months. Children represent objects and
events with symbols and understand the world not just by actions but through
mental operations
What is object permanence? (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER-the understanding
that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed
What is the average age when children begin to understand object
permanence? - CORRECT ANSWER-8-9 months
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT ANSWER-
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-cognitive development
,Piaget's sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER--birth to 2 years
-Learn through senses, motor activities, and feedback they receive through
senses by their bodies and environment
Give an example of an action that would occur in the sensorimotor stage -
CORRECT ANSWER-Kid sees objects, reaches for it, tries to grasp it
Kid kicks their leg, they see it move, they try to grab their leg
Kid learns to throw object from their crib that their parents will pick it back up
What are the first three substages of the sensorimotor stage? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Birth- 1 month: comprehending the environment from inborn
reflexes ex. sucking/looking
2nd substage: Primary Circular Reactions. 1-4 months: coordinate physical
sensations with schemas. ex. things to suck on/get pleasure
3rd substage: Secondary Circular Reactions @ 4-8 months the kids repeat
rewarding actions but they focus on effecting the environment rather than
themselves. ex. sucks on objects other than thumb
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and
seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - CORRECT ANSWER-a concept or framework that
organizes and interprets information
a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - CORRECT ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences
in terms of our existing schemas
,can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - CORRECT ANSWER-When new info cannot go into
an old schema you can modify the schema or create a new one
What does Piaget say about assimilation and accommodation? - CORRECT
ANSWER-It is the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - CORRECT ANSWER-Baby sees a man that
looks like his grandfather so he whispers hi granddaddy. He doesn't address
this person as his gpa he just noticed that they look the same because he has a
gpa schema in his mind. He assimilates or puts this man into this schema
Girl sees a dog and says moo, she says moo because she is trying to assimilate a
dog into her brown 4 legged animal schema which she has the sound moo for.
If she was told this animal say woof woof she would modify her dog schema or
make a new one.
What is conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding that objects keep
their number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Age
5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-Age 2-6
Cannot perform mental operations
Pretend play
use objects to represent other things
thinking is intuitive not logical
, egocentric
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
Understands conservation
Understands reversibility
Define reversibility - CORRECT ANSWER-the understanding that both physical
actions and mental operations can be reversed
Why do older kids understand the conservation of what experiment? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Logic and reversibility
"i saw you pour the same amount of water into 2 different containers
What is animism and magical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER-Animism is
assigning human traits to inanimate objects
ex. sun hates me so it burned me
Magical thinking is attributing cause and effect between a child's feeling and
the world of events around them
ex. kid said i hate you to a friend. the friend had a bad day so kid thinks it was
their fault
According to an Austrian and German art scholar, what are the 6 stages of art
development? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Scribble (2-4)
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What are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Coordination of Reactions: 8-12 months. kids explore surroundings
and imitate observed behavior. object permanence. associate objects with
their properties
Tertiary Circular Reactions: 12-18months. Trial and error ex. different sounds to
get parents attention
Early Representational Thought: 18-24 months. Children represent objects and
events with symbols and understand the world not just by actions but through
mental operations
What is object permanence? (Piaget) - CORRECT ANSWER-the understanding
that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed
What is the average age when children begin to understand object
permanence? - CORRECT ANSWER-8-9 months
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - CORRECT ANSWER-
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - CORRECT ANSWER-cognitive development
,Piaget's sensorimotor stage - CORRECT ANSWER--birth to 2 years
-Learn through senses, motor activities, and feedback they receive through
senses by their bodies and environment
Give an example of an action that would occur in the sensorimotor stage -
CORRECT ANSWER-Kid sees objects, reaches for it, tries to grasp it
Kid kicks their leg, they see it move, they try to grab their leg
Kid learns to throw object from their crib that their parents will pick it back up
What are the first three substages of the sensorimotor stage? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Birth- 1 month: comprehending the environment from inborn
reflexes ex. sucking/looking
2nd substage: Primary Circular Reactions. 1-4 months: coordinate physical
sensations with schemas. ex. things to suck on/get pleasure
3rd substage: Secondary Circular Reactions @ 4-8 months the kids repeat
rewarding actions but they focus on effecting the environment rather than
themselves. ex. sucks on objects other than thumb
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and
seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - CORRECT ANSWER-a concept or framework that
organizes and interprets information
a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - CORRECT ANSWER-interpreting our new experiences
in terms of our existing schemas
,can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - CORRECT ANSWER-When new info cannot go into
an old schema you can modify the schema or create a new one
What does Piaget say about assimilation and accommodation? - CORRECT
ANSWER-It is the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - CORRECT ANSWER-Baby sees a man that
looks like his grandfather so he whispers hi granddaddy. He doesn't address
this person as his gpa he just noticed that they look the same because he has a
gpa schema in his mind. He assimilates or puts this man into this schema
Girl sees a dog and says moo, she says moo because she is trying to assimilate a
dog into her brown 4 legged animal schema which she has the sound moo for.
If she was told this animal say woof woof she would modify her dog schema or
make a new one.
What is conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Understanding that objects keep
their number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is changed
At what age do children understand conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Age
5 according to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-Age 2-6
Cannot perform mental operations
Pretend play
use objects to represent other things
thinking is intuitive not logical
, egocentric
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage - CORRECT ANSWER-Age 6-7
Developing concrete operations
Thinking logically
Abstract thoughts are still hard
Can understand cause/effect
Can physically manipulate objects
Understands conservation
Understands reversibility
Define reversibility - CORRECT ANSWER-the understanding that both physical
actions and mental operations can be reversed
Why do older kids understand the conservation of what experiment? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Logic and reversibility
"i saw you pour the same amount of water into 2 different containers
What is animism and magical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER-Animism is
assigning human traits to inanimate objects
ex. sun hates me so it burned me
Magical thinking is attributing cause and effect between a child's feeling and
the world of events around them
ex. kid said i hate you to a friend. the friend had a bad day so kid thinks it was
their fault
According to an Austrian and German art scholar, what are the 6 stages of art
development? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Scribble (2-4)
