July 1, 2023
Question : Multiple Choice Questions 21. In his cognitive theory of development, Piaget demonstrated : 1198893
Multiple Choice Questions
21. In his cognitive theory of development, Piaget demonstrated that children at about age 7 enter the _____ stage of development.
A. sensorimotor
B. formal operational
C. preoperational
D. concrete operational
22. Aaron, an 8-year old, wanted to join tennis classes. When his father drove past a local sports complex, Aaron asked his father if he could take tennis coaching from there. He also added that since the place is close to their house, it will not take too long for him to get there. Which of the following advances of the concrete operational stage is depicted in Aaron’s understanding of the location of this local tennis club in relation to his house?
A. Horizontal décalage
B. Categorization
C. Conservation
D. Spatial reasoning
23. Mohammad has arranged a selection of blue paints from darkest to lightest shade. Piaget would say that Mohammad is demonstrating
A. centration.
B. seriation.
C. transitive inference.
D. horizontal décalage.
24. The ability to arrange items according to one or more relevant dimensions is called
A. seriation.
B. centration.
C. causation.
D. conservation.
25. The ability to understand the relationship between two objects by knowing the relationship between each of them to a third is called
A. centration.
B. transitive inference.
C. seriation.
D. conservation.
26. Patty knows that Tysen, her friend from school, is taller than she is. She also knows that she is taller than her new friend Joseph, whom she met at summer camp. Without seeing the two of them together, Patty realizes that Tysen is taller than Joseph. Piaget would say that this conclusion drawn by Patty demonstrates
A. centration.
B. conservation.
C. horizontal décalage.
D. transitive inference.
27. _____ is an understanding of the relationship between a whole and its parts.
A. Class inclusion
B. Transitive inference
C. Centration
D. Horizontal décalage
28. For years Tommy and his younger brother, Billy argued every night at dinner over who was to get the bigger tumbler, even though both tumblers held 12 ounces of liquid. One tumbler was tall and thin, and the other was short and wide, and each boy always wanted to have the “bigger” tumbler for himself. One evening, to the delight of his parents, Tommy said to his mother, “Let Billy have the taller tumbler. I know they both hold the same amount.” According to Piaget, this event is indicative of the _____ stage of cognitive development.
A. sensorimotor
B. preconventional
C. preoperational
D. concrete operations
29. Starting with observations about particular members of a class and then drawing general conclusions is called
A. inductive reasoning.
B. horizontal décalage.
C. class inclusion.
D. transitive inference.
30. Catrina can arrange a group of sticks in order from the shortest to the longest and can insert a stick of an intermediate size into the proper place. This activity specifically demonstrates Catrina’s achievement in
A. conservation and horizontal décalage.
B. seriation and transitive inference.
C. animism and spatial relationship.
D. number and mathematics.
