EC-12 PPR Exam (160): Piaget Exam
Questions and Answers
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Sensorimotor - Answer -(0-2 years) stage of development in which infants develop
schemes primarily through sense and motor activities; culminates with the development
of object permanence and the beginning of representational thought
Preoperational - Answer -(2-7 years) stage of development in which children gradually
acquire the ability to conserve and decenter but are not capable of operations and
unable to mentally reverse actions
Concrete Operational - Answer -(7-11 years) stage of development in which children are
capable of operations but solves problems by generalizing from concrete experiences;
they are not able to manipulate conditions mentally unless they have been experienced
Formal Operational - Answer -(11+ years) stage of development in which adolescents
are able to deal with abstractions, form hypotheses, solve problems systematically, and
engage in mental manipulations.
Organization - Answer -tendency to systemize and combine processes into coherent
general systems
Scheme - Answer -organized pattern of behavior or thought; plan of action based on
previous experiences
Adaptation - Answer -tendency to adjust to the environment
Assimilation - Answer -mental process by which new objects, events, experiences, and
information are incorporated into an existing scheme
Accomodation - Answer -mental process of modifying existing schemes and creating
new ones to incorporate new objects, events, experiences, and information
Equilibration - Answer -mental process that motivates humans to keep schemes in
balance with the real environment
Disequilibrium - Answer -a perceived discrepancy between an existing scheme and
something new
Constructivism - Answer -process of creating knowledge to solve a problem and
eliminate a disequilibrium
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