Piaget Cognitive Development and Self-Concept in Childhood

Piaget and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Piaget: Cognitive changes ages 3 to 6

According to Piaget, cognitive changes that occur in childhood with regard to children ages 3 to 6 years are: B — is a more decentered thinking; it addresses changes in objects and operations that can be reversible.

Operational thinking: classes and seriation

In operational thinking. The mental operations that occur are: B — the logic of classes and seriation.

Sensorimotor period: primary circular reactions

With respect to Piaget's sensorimotor period we can mention: C — primary circular reactions, actions performed on the child's own body that are fortuitous.

Young child and false belief about candy location

One child under 4 years, on noticing that two buddies have a candy on the table, one of them goes out into the yard and the other hides candy in a drawer. When the partner returns, the child thinks: A — the child will go to look for the candy on the patio (table).

Classification: forming classes and subclasses

In the evolution of this classification it is achieved when: B — the child organizes material by forming classes and subclasses.

Information-processing and intelligence improvements

According to research from the information-processing framework, improvements in intelligence of children in late childhood are due to: C — both are true.

Notion of class and group membership

With regard to cognitive development in childhood, a child understands the notion of class: C — when they understand the relation of belonging to a group by noting similarities between objects.

Metacognition and memory control

Metacognition is (statement: 'knowledge that applied to memory' — false): B and C — it concerns the amount of information that can be stored in short-term memory, and it helps control the factors that influence memory to recall information better.

Development of memory strategies by age

On the development of memory strategies (statement false): C — between ages 6 and 8, children begin using encoding/recoding strategies to process information.

Piaget's Three Mountains task finding

The task of the "three mountains" in Piaget made clear that: C — the child thinks that everyone sees reality as they do.

Moral reasoning in early childhood

According to classical studies in moral reasoning, children in early childhood: B — do not take into account the intent of another child's behavior and judge behavior depending on whether or not rules were obeyed.

Achievements in the construction of self in early childhood

Among the achievements that are acquired in the construction of self in early childhood must be considered:

Kohlberg: conventional stage of moral reasoning

According to Kohlberg, moral reasoning at the conventional stage: B — emphasizes the importance of obeying society's rules to ensure better living together.

Content of self-concept in early childhood

The content of self-concept of children in early childhood is characterized by: A — especially descriptions of physical features; representations are concrete and often arbitrary.

Development of the self in late childhood

On the development of the self (statement false): B — in late childhood, children become aware of multiple selves, working to integrate and overcome contradictions.

Self-concept development in adolescence

In relation to the development of self-concept in adolescence: B — it is an important period when adolescents reflect on physical and psychological categories, past experiences, and future expectations.

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