Chapter 6_PIAGET’S THEORY OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT_Test 2 Flashcards
PIAGET’S THEORY OF INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
Stage theory that purports a universal sequence.
Each stage represents a qualitatively different way of viewing the world.
STAGES
B-2 Sensorimotor
2-5/7 Preoperational
5/7-11 Concrete Operational
11+ Formal Operational
Sensorimotor Stage
Birth-2 years
Focus on action, objects, and events
Coordination of the Senses and Body movements.
Six stages (substages) of Sensorimotor Growth
Sensorimotor: Stage I
B- 1mo Activating Reflexes
Infant exercises the ready-made sensorimotor schemes (reflexes)
Major reflexes: Grasping, Sucking, Orienting
Leads to formation of organized patterns of behavior.
Sensorimotor: Stage II
1mo - 4mo Primary Circular Reactions
Body-centered repetitive movements
Begins to combine and coordinate schemes
Sensorimotor: Stage III
4mo - 8mo Secondary Circular Reactions Object-centered repetitive movements First attempts to control and manipulate objects “magical period” Primitive signs of Object Permanence
Sensorimotor: Stage IV
8mo - 12mo Coordination of Secondary Schemes
Combine schemes to achieve goal
Causality, mean-end relations, intentionality
First “intelligent” behavior
Object Permanence
AnotB Error
Sensorimotor: Stage V
12mo - 18mo Tertiary Circular Reactions New schemes evolve to achieve goals Focus of Properties of Objects Systematic exploration “little scientist” Object Permanence Cannot deal with invisible displacements
Sensorimotor: Stage VI
18mo - 24mo Invention of New Means through Mental Combinations Beginning of mental representations Child makes first inferences Transition to Preoperational Stage Object Permanence Complete understanding
Summary of Sensorimotor
I B-1mo Activating reflexes
II 1-4mo Primary Circular Reactions
III 4-8mo Secondary Circular Reactions
IV 8-12mo Coordination of Secondary Schemes
V 12-18mo Tertiary Circular Reactions
VI 18-24mo Invention of New Means through Mental Combinations
Limitations of Piaget
Age Inaccuracies Piaget underestimates abilities Object Permanence Motor Limitations Memory Limitations Motivational Limitations
2-5/7 Preoperational Stage
Symbolic Representation Identity Permanence: Functional Relationships / Transductive Reasoning Egocentrism Lack of Conservation Skills:
Symbolic Representation
Make something stand for something else that is not immediately present
Identity Permanence:
Changes in the properties of an object does not necessarily change the identity of the object
Functional Relationships / Transductive Reasoning
Changes in one object are often associated with changes in another object.
Egocentrism
Inability to take another person’s perspective
Lack of Conservation Skills:
Thinking is irreversible, state bound, and centers on single variable
Conservation task
Step 1: the child agrees that there is the same amount of water in cup A and cup B
Step 2: The child observes as the water from cup B is poured into cup C, which is shaped differently
Step 3: The child is asked if beakers A and C have the same amount of water
Concrete Operational Stage
In the relm of reality Mental Manipulation of Symbols Must have Real World Reference Uses Inductive Reasoning Conservation: Able to Solve Conservation Tasks.
Mental Manipulation of Symbols
Uses a variety of mental operations to think about changes: Reversibility, Compensation, Negation, Addition, etc.
Horizontal Decalage
While the roots of the conversation skills are there, it takes further experience to fill out that particular blue print while some areas show up for all conversation skills to show up you need real world experience
Must have Real World Reference
Must have observed the operations in some form
Uses Inductive Reasoning
From Specific to General: Makes Generalizations based on observations.
Conservation
refers to a logical thinking ability, Able to Solve Conservation Tasks.
Formal Operational Stage
11 years +
Moves us into the relm of possibility