Jean Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development Flashcards
1
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Sensorimotor
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(birth to 1 1/2 years) reacts to sensory stimuli through reflexes and other responses
2
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Preoperational
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(1 1/2 to 7 years) develops language; can represent objects mentally by words and other symbols; can respond to object that are remembered but not present
3
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Concrete operations
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(7 to 11 years) understands conversations of mass, numbers, and volume; can reason logically with regard to concrete objects that can be seen or touched
4
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Formal operations
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(11 years onward) Can reason logically about abstract and hypothetical concepts; develops strategies; plans actions in advance
