Question

A)     Franklin, who is two years old, repeatedly laughs as he pretends to throw the tennis ball at his older brother. Franklin is demonstrating thought at which Piagetian stage of cognitive development? a)       operational         b) sensorimotor         c) preoperational          d) symbolic function

B)      Which of the following is a limitation of children during Piaget’s concrete operations stage of development? a)       Most children cannot yet reason about hypothetical problems that involve simultaneously coordinating numerous factors; b) Most children cannot master the conservation of volume until after the stage of concrete operations;    c) Children are limited in their abilities to seriate objects and numbers; d) Children are not able to master the concept of reversibility

C)      Which one of the following best describes Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning?    a) Most children move from moral relativism to moral realism; b) Moral development moves from universal principles to eventually being able to apply the rules to one’s specific situations;    c) Moral development moves from making judgements on the basis of one’s own needs to judgements based on the expectations of others close to you; d) Children who demonstrate advanced reasoning about distributive justice also demonstrate effective social problem-solving skills

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Answer 1

A)     Franklin, who is two years old, repeatedly laughs as he pretends to throw the tennis ball at his older brother. Franklin is demonstrating thought at which Piagetian stage of cognitive development?

c) preoperational         

This character is demonstrated by the egocentric behavior of the children. This happens during 2-7 years.

B)      Which of the following is a limitation of children during Piaget’s concrete operations stage of development?

a)       Most children cannot yet reason about hypothetical problems that involve simultaneously coordinating numerous factors;

Children can work at only one factor or issue at a time.

C)      Which one of the following best describes Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning?   

b) Moral development moves from universal principles to eventually being able to apply the rules to one’s specific situations;