AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement is true about Piaget’s theory?
A
Infants learn through their senses and by moving
B
Infants learn by being independent
C
Infants must develop trust by 18 months
D
Infants must develop trust by 9 months
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Piaget, children are born with a very basic mental structure (genetically inherited and evolved) on which all subsequent learning and knowledge are based. Schemas are the basic building blocks of such cognitive models, and enable us to form a mental representation of the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following statements is true according to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development? to discover how children think about the world and how changes in their thinking come about.

Detailed explanation-3: -Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development, and called them (1) sensorimotor intelligence, (2) preoperational thinking, (3) concrete operational thinking, and (4) formal operational thinking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Piaget believed that infants and toddlers “think” with their eyes, ears, hands, and other sensorimotor equipment. They cannot yet carry out many activities inside their heads. Specific psychological structures-organized ways of making sense of experience-change with age.

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