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OAE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM 2025 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (DETAILED
ANSWERS) | VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
NEWEST EXAM
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ..(ANSWER)...sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - ..(ANSWER)...cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - ..(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 -
..(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? -
..(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
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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 are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? -
..(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) - ..(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? -
..(ANSWER)...8-9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? -
..(ANSWER)...Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and
seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - ..(ANSWER)...a concept or framework that organizes and
interprets information
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a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - ..(ANSWER)...interpreting our new experiences in terms of
our existing schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...It is
the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...Understanding that objects keep their
number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is changed
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At what age do children understand conservation? - ..(ANSWER)...Age 5 according
to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - ..(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 - ..(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 - ..(ANSWER)...the understanding that both physical actions
and mental operations can be reversed
OAE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM 2025 |
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (DETAILED
ANSWERS) | VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
NEWEST EXAM
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - ..(ANSWER)...sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
What was Piaget's theory? - ..(ANSWER)...cognitive development
Piaget's sensorimotor stage - ..(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 -
..(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? -
..(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
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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 are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? -
..(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) - ..(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? -
..(ANSWER)...8-9 months
What actions shows that children understand object permanence? -
..(ANSWER)...Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and
seek/peek a boo
What is a schema? - ..(ANSWER)...a concept or framework that organizes and
interprets information
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a mental construct of a category or class of things
ex. file folder of the mind
What is assimilation? - ..(ANSWER)...interpreting our new experiences in terms of
our existing schemas
can fit new info in an old schema
What is accommodation? - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...It is
the process of adaptation
Give Piaget's examples of schemas - ..(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? - ..(ANSWER)...Understanding that objects keep their
number or amount even if the appearance or configuration is changed
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At what age do children understand conservation? - ..(ANSWER)...Age 5 according
to piaget
Piaget's Preoperational Stage - ..(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 - ..(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 - ..(ANSWER)...the understanding that both physical actions
and mental operations can be reversed
