Piagets Constructs

1. What is conservation?

The practice of reducing waste and using resources efficiently to protect the environment.

The act of preserving historical landmarks and artifacts for future generations.

A process by which natural resources are exploited without any regard for sustainability or future use.

Awareness that when an object changes to different shapes, sizes, containers, or forms the basic physical properties of the object remain the same.

Conservation refers to the awareness that the basic physical properties of an object remain the same even when it changes its appearance or form.

Explanation

Conservation refers to the awareness that the basic physical properties of an object remain the same even when it changes its appearance or form.

2. What is meant by reversibility?

The ability to retain information for a long period of time

The ability to perform physical activities backwards

The ability to perform a mental operation and then reverse the thinking process to the original starting point, such as knowing that having 4 apples and taking two away is the same as having 2 apples and adding 2 more

The ability to predict future outcomes based on current actions

Reversibility refers to the cognitive ability to mentally reverse a sequence of steps. It involves being able to go back to the original starting point after performing a mental operation, as exemplified by the apple analogy provided in the correct answer.

Explanation

Reversibility refers to the cognitive ability to mentally reverse a sequence of steps. It involves being able to go back to the original starting point after performing a mental operation, as exemplified by the apple analogy provided in the correct answer.

3. What is egocentrism?

The act of being selfless and altruistic

The tendency to only care about one's own needs and desires

The belief a child has that everyone sees and experiences the world as they do

The fear of enclosed spaces

Egocentrism specifically refers to the cognitive limitation where a child believes that others experience the world in the same way they do, lacking the ability to understand different perspectives.

Explanation

Egocentrism specifically refers to the cognitive limitation where a child believes that others experience the world in the same way they do, lacking the ability to understand different perspectives.

4. What does it mean to determine the true meaning or form of a situation in spite of a deceiving context?

Deceptive perception.

Misleading interpretation.

To determine the true meaning or form of a situation in spite of a deceiving context. (i.e. knowing that under a car cover exists an actual car).

Illusive concept.

Inferred reality refers to the act of identifying the true nature of a situation even if it is obscured by deceptive appearances.

Explanation

Inferred reality refers to the act of identifying the true nature of a situation even if it is obscured by deceptive appearances.

5. What is seriation?

Organizing objects based on their smell.

Arranging objects in sequential order according to height, weight, size or volume

Grouping objects based on their color.

Measuring the electrical conductivity of an object.

Seriation involves arranging objects in a specific order based on certain criteria such as height, weight, size, or volume.

Explanation

Seriation involves arranging objects in a specific order based on certain criteria such as height, weight, size, or volume.

6. What is transitivity?

A concept in mathematics related to solving equations.

The ability to mentally arrange objects and make comparisons between those objects

The analysis of historical events and their impact on society.

The study of celestial bodies and their movements.

Transitivity refers to the cognitive ability to logically compare and arrange objects or concepts in a series of relationships. It is commonly assessed in cognitive psychology and education to understand reasoning and problem-solving skills.

Explanation

Transitivity refers to the cognitive ability to logically compare and arrange objects or concepts in a series of relationships. It is commonly assessed in cognitive psychology and education to understand reasoning and problem-solving skills.

7. What is class inclusion?

Class exclusion: when a child can only think about individual objects within a class without considering their relationships

Single item categorization: when a child can only identify individual objects but not classify them into broader categories

When a child can think simultaneously about a whole class of objects and about relationship of objects to each other in the subordinate class (knowing that all four-legged animals are not dogs)

Hierarchical thinking: when a child can only organize objects into hierarchical structures without understanding the relationship between classes

Class inclusion involves understanding the relationship between a whole class of objects and their subordinate classes, while the incorrect answers misinterpret or incorrectly describe this concept

Explanation

Class inclusion involves understanding the relationship between a whole class of objects and their subordinate classes, while the incorrect answers misinterpret or incorrectly describe this concept

8. What is animism?

The study of animal behavior

The worship of nature

The belief in multiple gods

The belief that inanimate objects assume life-like qualities and have feelings

Animism is the belief that objects, plants, and animals possess a spiritual essence. It is distinct from polytheism (belief in multiple gods), ethology (study of animal behavior), and nature worship.

Explanation

Animism is the belief that objects, plants, and animals possess a spiritual essence. It is distinct from polytheism (belief in multiple gods), ethology (study of animal behavior), and nature worship.

Piaget�s Constructs