Some of these answers are difficult to guess because of the paraphrasing. I have tried to minimize this problem, but it still pops up at times in the quiz.
Around two years of age, a child will enter the preoperational stage.
Around what age does the first substage end?
Around what age does the second substage end?
Around what age does the third substage end?
Around what age does the fourth substage end?
Around what age does the fifth substage end?
Which substage is characterized by tertiary circular reactions?
Which substage is characterized by primary circular reactions?
Circular reactions are actions that when first performed yielded a favorable result. These reactions are then repeated.
Which substage is characterized by simple reflexes?
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Which substage is characterized primarily by the coordination of the skills gained in the previous stage??
Which substage is characterized by the beginnings of mental representation?
Which substage is characterized by secondary circular reactions?
What is the object of a primary circular reaction?
Such as when an infant grasps one finger and then the other.
What is the object of a secondary circular reaction?
Such as when an infant bats at a mobile.
What is the object of a tertiary circular reaction?
Such as when a child crawls across a room to do something or makes a face to make an adult that is looking at them laugh (we are so gullible).
During what substage does object permanence first begin to appear?
Object permanence is the ability of an infant to tell whether an object still exists when it is taken out of site.
During what substage does a child first begin to engage in make-believe?
This make-believe play becomes much further developed in the preoperational stage.
During what substage does a child first pass the A-B test?
The A-B test measures a child's ability to search two known hiding places for a single item.
True or False: Piaget attached ages to these stages.
Age approximations were added to the substages at a later date. This explains why some estimates of the end of the 1st substage list it as 4 weeks, while others list it as 6 weeks. Both answers are accepted on this quiz.
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