Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Development

Question 1

Sensorimotor

Answer 1

0-2 years old. Retain image of objects. Develops primitive logic in manipulating objects. Begins intentional actions. Play is imitative. Signals meaning. Symbol meaning (language) begins in the last part of stage

Question 2

Preoperational

Answer 2

2-7 years. Progress from concrete to abstract thinking. Can comprehend past, present, future. Night terrors. Acquires words and symbols. Magical thinking. Thinking is not generalized. Thinking is concrete, irreversible, egocentric. Cannot see another point of view. Thinking is centered on one detail or event.

Question 3

Concrete Operations

Answer 3

7-11 years. Beginnings of abstract thought. Plays games with rules. Cause and effect relationship understood. Logical implications are understood. Thinking is independent from of experience. Thinking is reversible. Rules of logic are developed.

Question 4

Formal Operations

Answer 4

11 through maturity. Higher level of abstraction. Planning for future. Thinks hypothetically. Assumes adult roles and responsibilities.