Cognitive Development

Name:

Class:

 

    1) Explain the differences between assimilation and accommodation.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

    2) What are some characteristics of children in the sensorimotor stage?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

    3) What is egocentrism?

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

    4) Three ãcomputer childrenä are asked to perform various tasks of conservation and

    seriation (ordering objects).  Identify each childâs stage of development and explain
    how the childâs performance characterizes the stage.
 

a. The 4-year-old is at the _________________________ stage of development.

     Describe the characteristics of her development stage below.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

b. The 7-year-old is at the _________________________ stage of development.

    Describe the characteristics of her development stage below.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

c. The 13-year-old is at the _________________________ stage of development.

    Describe the characteristics of her development stage below.