Portage Learning PSYC 140 M4 2025-2026 [4.2 Cognitive
development in early childhood] Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Early childhood theorists
Answer: Piaget & Vygotsky
Question 2: Stage of Piagets Cognitive theory focused on early childhood devel- opment
Answer: Preoperational Stage
Question 3: Preoperational Substages
Answer: 1. Symbolic Functioning 2. Intuitive Thought
Question 4: Symbolic func- tioning substage
Answer: • 2 - 4 years • Animistic thinking • Egocentrism
Question 5: Animistic Think- ing
Answer: • Personification of inanimate objects • Symbolic functioning substage of preoperational stage
Question 6: Egocentrism
Answer: • Frame of reference is themselves (visually and cognitively) • Symbolic functioning substage of
preoperational stage
Question 7: Intuitive Thought
Answer: • 4 - 7 years • Centration • Problems with hierarchal classification and conservation
Question 8: Centration
Answer: • Focus all attention on 1 feature. 1 track mind (something is so big they don't recognize color)
Question 9: Conservation
Answer: Understanding that the physical properties of substances don't change if merely the appearance is
altered.
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development in early childhood] Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Early childhood theorists
Answer: Piaget & Vygotsky
Question 2: Stage of Piagets Cognitive theory focused on early childhood devel- opment
Answer: Preoperational Stage
Question 3: Preoperational Substages
Answer: 1. Symbolic Functioning 2. Intuitive Thought
Question 4: Symbolic func- tioning substage
Answer: • 2 - 4 years • Animistic thinking • Egocentrism
Question 5: Animistic Think- ing
Answer: • Personification of inanimate objects • Symbolic functioning substage of preoperational stage
Question 6: Egocentrism
Answer: • Frame of reference is themselves (visually and cognitively) • Symbolic functioning substage of
preoperational stage
Question 7: Intuitive Thought
Answer: • 4 - 7 years • Centration • Problems with hierarchal classification and conservation
Question 8: Centration
Answer: • Focus all attention on 1 feature. 1 track mind (something is so big they don't recognize color)
Question 9: Conservation
Answer: Understanding that the physical properties of substances don't change if merely the appearance is
altered.
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