Developmental milestones: Cognitive

Question 1

Newborn cognitive

Answer 1

Sensorimotor
0 – 24 mos
Reflex stage

Question 2

4 months cognitive

Answer 2

Circular reaction the interesting
result of an action motivates

Question 3

10 months cognitive

Answer 3

Can retrieve an object hidden from view

Question 4

14 months cognitive

Answer 4

Differentiates available behavior patterns for new ends, ie., pulls rug on which is a toy

Question 5

18 months cognitive

Answer 5

Capable of insight, i.e., solving a problem by mental combinations, not physical groping

Question 6

2 yrs cognitive

Answer 6

Preoperational period (2 – 7 yrs)
Able to evoke object or event not present
Object permanence established
Comprehends symbols

Question 7

3 yrs cognitive

Answer 7

Preoperational period continues:
Child is capable of: Deferred imitation
Symbolic play
Drawing of graphic images
Mental images
Verbal evocation of events

Question 8

7 yrs cognitive

Answer 8

Period of concrete operational thought (7 yrs
- adolescence)
Child is capable of logical thinking