Early Cognitive Development Quiz

Test your knowledge on cognitive development with questions about Piaget, Vygotsky, and more. Explore infant behaviors, theories, and key concepts.

#1

At what age do infants typically begin to babble?

3-4 months
6-9 months
12-18 months
24-36 months
#2

Which theorist proposed the concept of 'sensorimotor stage' in cognitive development?

Jean Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Erik Erikson
Albert Bandura
#3

What is the term for the tendency of infants to follow and mimic the actions of others?

Imitation
Habituation
Assimilation
Accommodation
#4

Which of the following reflexes is typically present in newborn infants?

Grasping reflex
Walking reflex
Object permanence
Theory of mind
#5

What is the term for the process of modifying existing schemas to incorporate new information?

Assimilation
Accommodation
Object permanence
Egocentrism
#6

According to Piaget's theory, what is the primary process involved in the 'preoperational stage'?

Object permanence
Egocentrism
Reversibility
Conservation
#7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Piaget's 'concrete operational stage'?

Development of logical thought
Conservation abilities
Ability to think abstractly
Understanding of reversibility
#8

Which of the following is NOT a component of the information-processing approach to cognitive development?

Encoding
Schemas
Storage
Retrieval
#9

According to the theory of mind, at what age do children typically begin to understand that others may hold false beliefs?

12-18 months
2-3 years
4-5 years
6-7 years
2 answered
#10

According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, what is the primary developmental task during the 'autonomy vs. shame and doubt' stage?

Developing trust
Establishing identity
Exploring the environment
Gaining independence
#11

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, what is the 'zone of proximal development'?

The level of development at which a child can perform tasks independently
The difference between what a child can do alone versus with assistance
The stage at which children learn to imitate others
The level of cognitive development reached by a child
#12

Which psychologist is associated with the concept of 'attachment theory' in early development?

John Bowlby
B.F. Skinner
Abraham Maslow
Harry Harlow
#13

What is the term for the mental representation of objects and events in the world?

Schema
Prototype
Algorithm
Heuristic
#14

What term is used to describe the ability to understand that altering the appearance of an object does not change its basic properties?

Object permanence
Conservation
Egocentrism
Irreversibility
#15

According to Piaget, what is the term for the inability to understand that altering the form or appearance of an object does not change its quantity?

Centration
Egocentrism
Conservation
Irreversibility

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