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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 28

Topic: Piaget

Q28

In Jean Piaget’s theory, intelligence is about the development of :

  1. (1) Ability to use cultural tools
  2. (2) Control over one’s basic instincts
  3. (3) Emotional maturity
  4. (4) Cognitive schemasCorrect answer

Solution.

CBSE answer: (4)

Answer: (4) Cognitive schemas

  1. Piaget saw intelligence as adaptation to the environment through building and reorganising schemas.
  2. As children assimilate and accommodate, their schemas grow more complex across stages.
  3. Cultural tools (1) is Vygotsky's idea; control of instincts (2) is closer to Freud.

Trap: (1) belongs to socio-cultural theory.