Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development Flashcards
Described child’s development in terms of
cognitive abilities
JEAN PIAGET- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Variety of new experiences (STIMULI) must exist
before intellectual abilities can develop
JEAN PIAGET- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
ASSIMILATION
ACCOMODATION
ADAPTATION OR COPING BEHAVIOR
THREE PRIMARY ABILITIES:
Process through which humans encounter & react to new situations by using the mechanisms they already possess.
ASSIMILATION
process of change whereby cognitive processes
matures sufficiently to allow the person to
solve problems that was unsolvable before
ACCOMODATION
Ability to handle the demands made by the
environment.
ADAPTATION OR COPING BEHAVIOR
I. SENSORIMOTOR (birth - 2 years)
ll. PREOPERATIONAL (2-7 YEARS)
lll. CONCRETE OPERATIONAL THROUGH (7-12 YEARS)
IV. FORMAL OPERATIONS (12 YEARS)
PHASES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Sensory organs & muscles become more
functional.
SENSORIMOTOR
Disappears at 6 weeks.
ROOTING
Disappears at 6months.
SUCKING
Disappears at 6 weeks – 3 months.
GRASPING
Disappears at 3 months.
BABINSKI
Disappears at 4 - 5 months.
MORO
Disappears at 2 - 3 months
TONIC NECK
Disappears at 4 months.
EXTRUSION
USE OF REFLEXES (BIRTH – 1 MONTH)
STAGE 1
Movements are primarily reflexive.
STAGE 1
PRIMARY CIRCULAR REACTION (1-4 MONTHS)
STAGE 2
Hand-mouth & eye-ear coordination develop.
STAGE 2
Infants spend much time looking at objects & separating self from them.
STAGE 2
Beginning intention of behavior is present (infant
brings thumb to mouth for a purpose: to suck it)
STAGE 2
Enjoyable activity for this period: a rattle or a
parent’s voice.
STAGE 2
SECONDARY CIRCULAR REACTION (4-8 MONTHS)
STAGE 3
Infant learns to initiate, recognize and repeat
pleasurable experiences from environment.
STAGE 3
Memory traces are present (a parent coming near
will pick him up).
STAGE 3
Good toy for this period: mirror, peek-a-boo
STAGE 3
COORDINATION OF SECONDARY REACTIONS (8-12 MONTHS)
STAGE 4
Infant can plan activities to attain specific goals.
STAGE 4
Can search for and retrieve a toy that disappears
for view.
STAGE 4
Recognizes shapes and sizes of familiar object.
STAGE 4
Because of increased sense of separateness,
infant experiences separation anxiety.
STAGE 4
Good toy for this period: nesting toys (colored
boxes).
STAGE 4
TERTIARY CIRCULAR REACTION (12-18 MONTHS)
STAGE 5
Rituals are important.
STAGE 5
Child is able to experiment to discover new
properties as well as permanence
STAGE 5
Good game for this period: throw and retrieve
STAGE 5
INVENTION OF NEW MEANS THROUGH
MENTAL COMBINATIONS ( 18-24 MONTHS)
STAGE 6
Uses memory and imitation to act
STAGE 6
Can solve basic problems
STAGE 6
Foresee maneuvers that will succeed or fail
STAGE 6
Uses make believe and pretend play
STAGE 6
2-7 YEARS
PREOPERATIONAL
Use symbols to represent objects (SYMBOLISM)
PRE-CONCEPTUAL PHASE (2-4)
With difficulty differentiating objects
PRE-CONCEPTUAL PHASE (2-4)
Generalize things from experience (PRELOGICAL
REASONING)
PRE-CONCEPTUAL PHASE (2-4)
Exhibit faulty judgment and conclusion
PRE-CONCEPTUAL PHASE (2-4)
o See only one characteristic of an object
(CENTERING)
o Fits information to their own idea
(ASSIMILATION)
INTUITIVE PHASE (4-7)
o Magical thinking
o Egocentrism
o Concept of time is now and distance is only as far
as he can see
INTUITIVE PHASE (4-7)
o Demonstrates beginning causation
INTUITIVE PHASE (4-7)
(7-12 YEARS)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
- Recognizes cause-and-effect relationships
- Able to discern truth despite change in physical
properties (CONSERVATION)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
Conservation of Quantity learned at
age 7-8
Conservation of Weight learned at
age 9
Conservation of Volume learned at
age 11
Inductive Reasoning (specific to general)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
Uses memory to learn
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
Able to reverse steps (REVERSIBILITY)
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL
(12 YEARS)
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Considers possibilities (ABSTRACT THINKING)
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Scientific reasoning
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Deductive reasoning (general to specific)
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Can deal with past, present and future
FORMAL OPERATIONS
Solves hypothetical problems
FORMAL OPERATIONS