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(0-2) - when babies experience the world through senses and actions.
sensorimotor stage
developed in sensorimotor stage
object permanence
characterized by “egocentrism” and kids have a hard time understanding and imagining another person’s point of view
preoperational stage
child’s ability to mentally represent objects and events with words and images and pretend plays in their imagination
Animism
what stage of cognitive development is Animism developed?
Preoperational stage
a child’s tendency to fixate on just one aspect of a problem or object
centration
ability to understand other people’s feelings, thoughts, and perceptions- as well as their own- and also how to predict behavior
Theory of mind
(6-12) - kids start to think logically about concrete events that they’ve actually experienced
concrete operational
kids in this stage experience “decentration”, and become able to see beyond just one aspect of an object or problem
concrete operational
(12 and so on) - reasoning expanding to include more abstract thinking, problem solving, and hypothetical questions.
formal operational stage