LSN 15 (Developmental Psychology I)

Due to the characteristicly strict punitive style, children of __________ parents sometimes lack social skills, poor initiative and compare themselves with others.

Authoritarian

Jennifer is nearly two years old. Whenever her mother brings her toys, she looks at them with surprise. When her mother hides them, Jennifer believes that the toys no longer exist and stops looking for them. According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, which of the following statements is true about this scenario?

Jennifer has not developed a sense of object permanence.

A limitation to Piaget's theory is it omitted the ____________ component to cognitive development.

Social

Veronica is four years old. She uses words and symbols to represent ideas. She also thinks that inanimate objects, such as stones and rivers, have life. According to Jean Piaget, Veronica is at the _____ of cognitive development.

preoperational stage