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41. The Piagetian approach focuses on 
A. qualitative changes in cognition.
B. quantitative differences in intelligence.
C. establishing norms for intelligence tests.
D. the relationship of brain development to sensorimotor function.

42. Polly spends her day discovering the world by putting almost everything she touches in her mouth. This implies that she is in Piaget’s first cognitive stage known as the 
A. sensorimotor stage.
B. preoperational stage.
C. concrete operational stage.
D. formal operational stage.

43. The sensorimotor stage 
A. ends at 6 months of age.
B. consists of the period from birth to about 2 years.
C. continues throughout the first four years of life.
D. lasts from birth until six years of age.

44. Which of the following is true of the Piagetian approach? 
A. It focuses on how the mind structures its activities and adapts to the environment.
B. The sensorimotor stage of the Piagetian approach consists of ten substages.
C. The sensorimotor stage of the Piagetian approach ranges from the ages of 2 to 5 years.
D. The Piagetian approach measures quantitative differences in abilities that comprise intelligence by using tests that indicate or predict these abilities.

45. One-year-old Jonathan has a snack of cookies every afternoon. During snack time, whenever his dog, Abby, approaches him, Jonathan quickly puts his cookie into his mouth. We may conclude that Jonathan has developed an organized pattern of behavior that Piaget referred to as a(n) 
A. operation.
B. scheme.
C. gestalt.
D. meme.

46. Emma loves to place her cheek on the window because she likes the sensation of the cool breeze against her face when she touches the window. She learns to repeat this action to get a pleasurable sensation. According to Piaget, she has learned a(n) 
A. reflex action.
B. circular reaction.
C. unconditioned response.
D. symbolic representation.

47. According to Piaget, a baby who habitually chews on the satin lining of her blanket is experiencing a 
A. primary circular reaction.
B. secondary circular reaction.
C. tertiary circular reaction.
D. coordination of secondary schemes.

48. Infants who repeat actions to get results beyond their own bodies are engaging in 
A. primary circular reactions.
B. secondary circular reactions.
C. deferred imitations.
D. sensorimotor conditioning.

49. Eight-month-old Gina finds that when she pulls on the cord at the side of her playpen, her jumping jack goes up and down and so she pulls the cord repeatedly. Gina’s action in scenario is characteristic of the substage of 
A. primary circular reactions.
B. secondary circular reactions.
C. coordination of secondary schemes.
D. tertiary circular reactions.

50. Sandra has learned to squeeze her stuffed bear to make it squeak. When her father gives her a new stuffed toy, she squeezes it the same way she squeezes the bear. Here, Sandra’s action is an example of 
A. primary reflexes.
B. primary circular reactions.
C. secondary circular reactions.
D. coordination of secondary schemes.