MTTC Early Childhood Education Exam Questions and Answers 2024

What ages are children in what Piaget termed the Sensorimotor stage of cognitive development? - Answer-From birth until about 2 years of age What is the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development? - Answer-Babies learn through environmental input they receive through their senses. Examples are; a baby kicks his legs, sees his feet moving and reaches for them. What are inborn reflexes and what age do they take place? - Answer-Inborn reflexes are how infants learn how to comprehend their environment. For example sucking their thumb, kicking, etc. This takes place from birth to one month old. In what age range are babies in their coordination of reactions substage of the sensimotor stage. Describe it? - Answer-From birth to one month old. Infants learn to comprehend their environment through their inborn reflexes. What is the second substage called in Piagets sensorimotor stages? Describe it? In what age range does this take place? - Answer-Primary circular reactions. Children repeat rewarding actions and are focused on things in their environment. From 1-4months old What is the third substage called in Piagets sensorimotor stages? Describe it. In what age range does this take place? - Answer-Secondary circular reactions. Infants begin further exploring their surroundings. around 4-8 months What is the fourth substage of Piagets sensorimotor stages? describe it In what age range does this take place? - Answer-Coordination of reactions: They develop object permanence, the understanding that unseen objects still exist. Around 12-18months. What is object permanence? what age range do babies develop this? - Answer-Object permanence is the understanding that unseen objects still exist. For example, when a baby realizes that a rattle makes noise he deliberately shakes it to produce sound. This usually happens around 8-12 months. What are Tertiary Circular Reactions and what age range do they take place? - Answer-Children begin experimenting through trial and error. For example, a child might test various actions or sounds for getting parents attention. This is usually between 12-18months.