STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Accommodation. Answer: The ability to change a schema to introduce
new ideas, objects, or experiences
⩥ Schema. Answer: Refers to an individuals cognitive structure or
framework
⩥ Piaget. Answer: stages of cognitive development
⩥ Sensorimotor stage (Piaget). Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage
(from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world
mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
⩥ Preoperational stage (Piaget). Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage
(from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use
language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete
logic
⩥ Concrete stage (Piaget). Answer: in Piaget's theory, the stage of
cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during
, which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think
logically about concrete events
⩥ Formal Operational stage (Piaget). Answer: in Piaget's theory, the
stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12)
during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
⩥ Erikson. Answer: psychosocial development
⩥ Trust vs. Mistrust (Erikson). Answer: Birth to 18 months ; Attachment
to caregiver; trust in persons; faith and hope about the environment
⩥ Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (Erikson). Answer: 18 months to 3
years old; gaining basic control over self and environment; sense of self
control; willpower; adequancy
⩥ Initiative vs. Guilt (Erikson). Answer: 3 to 6 years old; becoming
purposeful and directive; ability to initiate ones own activities; sense of
purpose
⩥ Industry vs. Inferiority (Erikson). Answer: 6 to 12 years old;
developing social; physical, and learning skills; competence; ability to
learn and work