Piaget would agree most with which of the following statements?
a. Learning should be a process of active discovery.
b. Learning is driven by biology.
c. Cognitive development is variable and unpredictable.
d. Cognitive development differs greatly from culture to culture.
Question 2
An extension of intentional behavior, wherein a child will start experimenting' with different actions and repeating them when they produce pleasant outcomes, usually appears at approximately
a. 4 months.
b. 8 months.
c. 12 months.
d. 18 months.
Question 3
Piaget felt that
a. education could greatly accelerate cognitive development.
b. practice was essential for cognitive development.
c. the sequence of cognitive development was generally the same from child to child.
d. children could not be properly educated in a school classroom setting.
Question 4
Piagetians believe that an average child would first demonstrate the onset of intentional behavior when he or she is approximately
a. 18 hours old.
b. 8 weeks old.
c. 8 months old.
d. 18 months old.
Question 5
It appears from more recent research that Piaget
a. overestimated children's cognitive abilities.
b. underestimated children's cognitive abilities.
c. was correct. Children's cognitive development happens in a stage-like manner.
d. was incorrect in his sequences of cognitive development.