Jean Piaget's Developmental Stages

Question 1

list the four stages of child development in order (Piaget’s)

Answer 1

sensorimotor, pre-operational, concrete operational and formal operational

Question 2

describe the sensorimotor stage (age, big definer, two key points)

Answer 2

age 0-2, world experienced through senses and actions, object permanence and stranger anxiety

Question 3

describe the pre-operational stage (age, big definer, two key points)

Answer 3

ages 2-7, use words and images to represent things but lack logical reasoning, pretend play and egocentrism

Question 4

describe the concrete operational stage (ages, big definer, two key points)

Answer 4

ages 7-11, understand concrete events and analogies logically; preforms arithmetical operations, conservation and reversibility

Question 5

describe the formal operational stage (ages, big definer, two key points)

Answer 5

12+, formal operation and utilize abstract thinking, abstract logic and moral reasoning