NCLEX Questions - Cognitive Development

These flashcards cover key concepts related to Piaget's stages of cognitive development as discussed in the NCLEX questions.

What age range does the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development cover according to Piaget?

Birth to 2 years.

What is a hallmark of the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

Egocentrism.

During the concrete operational stage, children develop the ability to understand the concept of __.

Conservation.

What primary cognitive ability is developed during the formal operational stage?

Logical reasoning.

True or False: Children in the preoperational stage can perform mental operations and understand the concept of reversibility.

False.

Which best describes the cognitive development of a child in the concrete operational stage?

They can perform mental operations and understand conservation.

The ability to think about possibilities and engage in __ reasoning is a characteristic of the formal operational stage.

Abstract.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensorimotor stage?

Use of symbols and language.

True or False: Piaget believed that cognitive development occurs in a series of stages that are universal and sequential.

True.

Which statement about Piaget's theory is true?

Children actively construct their understanding of the world.