Basic Principles Of Piaget's Theory

Question 1

What is a scheme?

Answer 1

Organized pattern of behavior or thought.

Question 2

Organization

Answer 2

Tendancy to coherently systematize and combine processes into general systems.

Question 3

Adaptation

Answer 3

Process of creating a good fit between one’s conception of reality and one’s experiences.

Question 4

For adaption to take place we must

Answer 4

Assimilate the information or accommodate the information.

Question 5

Assimilate

Answer 5

Fits into our existing scheme

Question 6

Accommodation

Answer 6

Things we previously thought need to be changed.

Question 7

Equilibration

Answer 7

We organize schemes and it all flows nicely.

Question 8

Disequilibrium

Answer 8

Discrepancy between existing scheme and new information that. You’ll need to either build on previous knowledge or completely change it.

Question 9

Stage is birth-2 years

Answer 9

Sensorimotor

Gross and motor skills

Question 10

Stage is 2-7 years

Answer 10

Preoperational

Illogical, egocentric

Question 11

Stage is 7-11 years

Answer 11

Concrete operational

Factual. Likes hands on

Question 12

Stage is 11 years and older

Answer 12

Formal operational

Think abstract and hypothetical