Cognition Flashcards
Piaget’s 4 stages of cognitive development
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
4 stages of cognitive development is by
Piaget
Lev Vygotsky
Children construct their knowledge
Development can not be stepparents from its social context
Prior conceptions and new concepts are interwoven
Language is central role in mental development
What is cognition
Mental action or process acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and senses.
Concrete operational
7-12
COLM
Conversation
Operational thought
Logic
Math
Sensorimotor stage
Birth - 2yrs
Gathering info
Object permanents
Preoperational
2-7
Mentally reversing actions
Using symbols
Learn to talk
Formal operational
12+
Abstract concepts
Reasoning to consequences
Characteristics of learner
Personality Hereditary Confidence Prior experience Ability Motivation