Cognitive Developmental Theory

Question 1

Sensorimotor Stage

Answer 1

Infants explore the world through their senses and motor actions. Object permanence, the understanding that objects exist even when out of sight, develops.
Birth to approximately 2 years.

Question 2

Preoperational Stage

Answer 2

Children begin to use symbols (language, drawings) to represent objects and concepts. However, they struggle with concrete logic and egocentrism.
Approximately 2 to 7 years.

Question 3

Concrete Operational Stage

Answer 3

Children develop logical thinking and the ability to understand concrete concepts. They can perform operations on concrete objects but may struggle with abstract ideas.
Approximately 7 to 11 years.

Question 4

Formal Operational Stage

Answer 4

Adolescents and adults acquire abstract thinking skills. They can think logically about abstract concepts, engage in hypothetical reasoning, and plan for the future.
11 years and continues into adulthood.

Question 5

Cognitive Developmental Theory

Answer 5

fundamental framework in psychology that focuses on how children think, learn, and understand the world around them as they grow. Piaget proposed a series of stages through which children progress, each characterized by distinct cognitive abilities and ways of processing information.

Question 6

Assimilation

Answer 6

the process for how we add information or experiences into our existing structures of knowledge or schemas. As we blend the existing information with the new, we expand or modify our schemas but we don’t fundamentally change the way the schema is organized

Question 7

Accomodation

Answer 7

accommodation refers to the part of the adaptation process. The process of accommodation involves altering one’s existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences