PSYC 4220 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE

Jean Piaget Correct Answers discontinuous thinker; () Became interested in cognitive development after working with Binet on IQ test Used unstructured interviews to examine how kids think Believed cognition develops through series of stages Cognitive equilibrium/disequilibrium Viewed children as 'mini-scientists cognitive schemes Correct Answers Organized patterns of action/thought constructed to interpret experience. organization and adaptation Correct Answers Cognitive schemes develop in two ways organization Correct Answers combining simple schemes into new, complex schemes adaptation Correct Answers Adjusting to demands of environment Assimilation and Accommodation Correct Answers Adaptation occurs in two ways Assimilation Correct Answers Interpret new experiences using existing patterns of thought Accommodation Correct Answers Modify existing patterns of thought to fit new experiences 4 Correct Answers how many stages are in Piaget's theory of cognitive development? Sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational, formal operational Correct Answers List the stages of Piaget's theory of cognitive development sensorimotor stage Correct Answers Birth-2 yrs;