AEPA 36/93 Q&A 2025/2026 A+

Object Permanence - ANS-The awareness that things continue to exist even when not
perceived.
Sensorimotor period of cognitive development.
Develop between 8-12 months.
Piaget
Tertiary Circular Reactions - ANS-12-18 months, children begin experimenting through
trial and error.
Sensorimotor period of cognitive development.
Early Representational Though - ANS-18-24 months, children begin representing
objects and events with symbols.
Sensorimotor period of cognitive development
Schema - ANS-Piaget
Represents a category of objects or things
EX: Things to suck on- thumb, bottle, pacifier
Assimilation is when we can add things to the schema. When it can't be assimilated we
either modify the schema or create a new one.
Conservation - ANS-Piaget
The ability to understand that objects or substances retain their properties even when
their appearance might change.
EX: The water in various glasses.
Piaget's Pre-operational Stage of Cognitive Development - ANS-2-6 years old
Begin to use objects to represent other things; typically during dramatic play.
Egocentric- they cannot adopt another person's point of view
Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage of Cognitive Development - ANS-6-7 years old
Begin to think logically, can apply logical sequences, and cause and effect to things
they can see, feel, and manipulate.
Develop understanding of conservation.
The ability to reverse an action