Question 1

Piaget's Substage 5: Tertiary circular reactions stage occurs for infants in the age range of

Accepted Answer

Piaget's Substage 5, Tertiary Circular Reactions, is part of the Sensorimotor stage and occurs from 12–18 months of age, where infants begin to experiment with new behaviors to see the outcomes.

Question 2

Piaget believed that __________ are schemes reflecting an infant's repetition of interesting or enjoyable actions that focus on the infant's own body.An example of this might be an infant putting its thumb in its mouth and sucking.

Accepted Answer

Primary circular reactions are the repetitive actions that are centered on the infant's own body, which Piaget identified as a stage in his theory of cognitive development. This stage typically occurs from about 1 to 4 months of age and involves the infant discovering and repeating pleasurable actions that are focused on their own body, such as thumb sucking.

Question 3

Piaget believed that _________ appears in Substage 4 and enables the infant to realize that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen.

Accepted Answer

Object permanence is the cognitive understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight. According to Piaget, this ability develops in Substage 4 of the sensorimotor stage of development, typically between 8-12 months of age.

Question 4

When several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem, this is called

Accepted Answer

Goal-directed behaviour involves combining several schemes in a coordinated way to solve a problem. This reflects an understanding of how different actions can be used together to achieve an objective.

Question 5

During which substage of Piaget's sensorimotor stage does the child "begin to act upon the outside world," a process by which infants seek to repeat enjoyable events in their environments if they happen to produce them through chance activities?

Accepted Answer

Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions, occurring roughly between the ages of 4 and 8 months, is when infants start to make accidental discoveries and then repeat the actions that led to them, showing an initial understanding of how they can influence the world around them.

Question 6

Eight-month-old Baby Lucy picks up a toy in her crib and accidentally hits her crib with the toy, making an interesting noise.She begins to drag the toy back and forth against the sides of the crib's railing, producing another different and interesting sound.This prompts Lucy to continue repeating the action over and over again.Piaget would say that this is an example of

Accepted Answer

This behavior is an example of Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions, according to Piaget's stages of cognitive development. In this stage, infants between the ages of 4 and 8 months begin to repeat actions that affect their environment, showing an early understanding of cause and effect.

Question 7

Baby Nicholas watches as his mother leaves the room, but he does not cry because he understands that his mother still exists even though he cannot see her.This is an example of which reaction concept?

Accepted Answer

This behavior is an example of object permanence, which is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed. This concept typically develops during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development in infants, specifically in substage 4, according to Jean Piaget's theory.

Question 8

Baby Dionne is playing in her crib and reaches to pull back a blanket that is partially covering the teddy bear that she wants to play with.Piaget would say that this is an example of

Accepted Answer

The answer of Baby Dionne is playing in her crib...

Question 9

In Piaget's sensorimotor period, the first substage is called

Accepted Answer

The first substage of Piaget's sensorimotor period is called "simple reflexes." This stage occurs from birth to 1 month and is characterized by babies relying on innate reflexes such as sucking and grasping to interact with the world around them.

Question 10

What is the term for Piaget's sensorimotor stage, where an infant develops schemes that include deliberate variations of actions that bring about desirable consequences?

Accepted Answer

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage, Substage 5: Tertiary circular reactions is where infants begin to experiment with new behavior to see what effects those actions have, thus showing deliberate variations of actions to bring about desirable consequences.

Question 11

Piaget's Substage 6: Beginnings of thought occurs for children in the age range of

Accepted Answer

Substage 6: Beginnings of thought occurs in children aged 18-24 months, where they start to develop symbolic thought and mental representations.

Question 12

Piaget's Substage 4 (Coordination of secondary circular reactions stage) occurs for infants in the age range of

Accepted Answer

Substage 4 in Piaget's theory, known as the Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions stage, occurs from 8 to 12 months of age. This is when infants begin to coordinate two or more actions to achieve simple objectives, an early sign of goal-directed behavior.

Question 13

At dinnertime, Baby Michael is seated in his high chair as his parents try to feed him; however, Michael repeatedly drops or throws his cup, spoon, and much of his dinner onto the floor while he watches the consequences of his actions.Which of Piaget's substages might explain Michael's behaviours?

Accepted Answer

Michael's behavior of dropping objects to observe the consequences aligns with Substage 5: Tertiary circular reactions, where infants experiment with new actions to see different outcomes.

Question 14

Piaget's Substage 4 (Coordination of secondary circular reactions) is defined by the infant's ability to

Accepted Answer

In Substage 4 of Piaget's sensorimotor stage, infants begin to show goal-directed behavior, where they combine previously learned schemes in new ways to achieve their goals. This substage marks the emergence of more complex behaviors aimed at specific outcomes.

Question 15

Piaget thought that the repetition of a chance motor event that helps the baby start building cognitive schemes is a process called

Accepted Answer

Piaget believed that the repetition of a chance motor event that helps the baby start building cognitive schemes is a circular reaction. This involves the baby repeating a particular action, such as sucking their thumb, and realizing that the action produces a certain result. This helps them to build new schema or modify existing ones to better understand the world around them.

Question 16

In which of Piaget's substages of his sensorimotor stage do infants begin to coordinate what were separate actions into single, integrated activities?

Accepted Answer

In the "first habits and primary circular reactions" substage, infants start to coordinate separate actions into single, integrated activities, such as combining grasping an object with sucking on it.

Question 17

What is the major difference between primary circular reactions and secondary circular reactions in Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

Primary circular reactions are centered on the infant's own body and the repetition of actions that are pleasurable or interesting. Secondary circular reactions, on the other hand, extend this concept by involving the infant's interactions with the external environment, showing an interest in the effects of their actions on the world around them.

Question 18

What is the term for the realization that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen?

Accepted Answer

The concept of object permanence is the understanding that objects or people continue to exist even when they cannot be seen. It is an important developmental milestone in infants and children. Choice A, magic, is a supernatural phenomenon and not related to the question. Choice B, illusion, refers to a false perception of reality and does not directly relate to the concept of object permanence. Choice C, imagination, involves generating mental images and ideas that may or may not have a basis in reality and is not directly related to object permanence.

Question 19

"Piaget observed his son Laurent dropping a toy swan repeatedly, varying the position from which he dropped it, [and] carefully observing each time to see where it fell." This is an example of

Accepted Answer

This behavior is an example of Substage 5: Tertiary Circular Reactions, where children actively experiment with objects to see what effects their actions produce, showing a more advanced understanding of cause and effect.

Question 20

Baby Jimmy's parent places a brand new rattle in his crib.Instantly, Jimmy picks up the rattle, tries to mouth the rattle, and notices that when it shakes, it makes noise.Jimmy immediately tries shaking the rattle different ways to see how the sound changes, and he seems to enjoy this activity.Piaget would say that this is an example of

Accepted Answer

This behavior is an example of Substage 3: Secondary circular reactions, according to Piaget's stages of cognitive development. In this stage, infants become more focused on the world and begin to intentionally repeat an action in order to trigger a response in the environment, such as shaking a rattle to hear the sound it makes.

Quiz 3: Infancy