What Assumption Did Piaget Make About Children's Learning

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Multiple Choice

What assumption did Piaget make about children's learning?

• A) Children are like sponges and absorb knowledge from the world around them.
• B) Children actively construct understandings of the world around them.
• C) Children's learning is motivated by the satisfaction of biological drives.
• D) Children are most likely to learn behaviors that contribute to the survival of the species.

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Definitions:

Shape

The external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the combined processes of sensory input and motor response; often related to the developmental stage in infants where they explore the world through their senses and actions.

Preoperational

Refers to the stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children aged 2 to 7 years old use symbols and language but do not yet understand mental operations or logical thinking.

Formal Operational

The fourth and final stage of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from around age 12 and beyond, marked by the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.