Module 08: Principles of Growth and Development (Part 02) Flashcards
He is a Swiss psychologist who introduced concepts of cognitive development or the way children learn and think.
Jean Piaget
This theory consists of age related changes that occur in mental activity. It enables individuals adaptation to environment and it also aims to show the increase of probability in behavior.
Theory of Cognitive Development
According to the Theory of Cognitive Development, it is through behavior where we can what?
Establish equilibrium with their environment
This is known as the first stage of a child’s mental development which mainly involves sensation and motor skills, such as hear, sight, feel, taste, movement, manipulation, biting, chewing and so on.
Sensorimotor stage (Birth to Two Years of Age)
This is known as the stage of children where they use their mental ability to represent events and objects in various ways like using symbols, gestures, and even communication and so on thus their logical reasoning are not yet organized or developed.
Pre-operational Stage (Two to Seven Years of Age)
This is known as the stage where the child becomes more stable, think operationally and uses logical reasoning rather than intuitive thought.
Concrete-Operational Stage (7 to 11 Years of Age)
This stage is characterized where children become more systematic and reasonable and they can not only reason of tangible objects and events but also they possess capability of reasoning and thinking in more abstract, hypothetical and idealistic way.
Formal Operational Stage (11 Years of Age Through Adulthood)
Under the Theory of Cognitive Development, this stage is also characterized as practical intelligence. This is the stage where word symbols, thinking and problem solving are not yet developed.
Sensorimotor Stage
When does the sensorimotor stage of the child develop?
0 to Two Years of Age
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the neonatal reflex of a child develop?
Birth to 1 Month
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the primary circular reaction of a child develop?
1 to 4 Months
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the secondary circular reaction of a child develop?
4 to 8 Months
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the coordination of secondary reactions of a child develop?
8 to 12 Months
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the tertiary circular reaction of a child develop?
12 to 18 Months
Under the Sensorimotor Stage of Theory of Cognitive Development, when does the child invent new means through mental combinations?
18 to 24 Months
This phenomenon occurs when babies relate to the world through their senses, using only reflex behavior (sense of hearing and vision).
Neonatal Reflex
What are the different types of neonatal reflex?
Behavior of a neonate is entirely reflexive. Examples include:
(A) Sucking Reflex
(B) Plantar Reflex
(C) Startle Reflex
(D) Grasp Reflex
This phenomenon among neonates occur when activities are related only to his own body (sucking). The baby is still unaware of what action he can cause in his environment.
Primary Circular Reaction
Characterize the behavior of a baby during Primary Circular Reaction.
(A) Occurs 1 to 4 months, related to body only, unaware his action.
(B) Tends to look things, like crib, focusing on one behavior (Thumb sucking).
This phenomenon among neonates occurs when the baby’s activities are separate from his body he knows what action he can cause in his environment (examples of this is crying and playing peek-a-boo). The child can already learn, recognize and repeat.
Secondary Circular Reaction
This phenomenon among children occurs when the child already discovers the concept of permanence which is necessary in development of trust.
Coordination of Secondary Reaction
Explain the child’s behavior during the development of Coordination of Secondary Reaction.
Objects or parent who is out of sight still exist and will return increased sense of separateness causes the eight-month separation anxiety.
(A) 8 to 12 months, recognize object permanence.
(B) Increase separateness leads to separation anxiety.
This phenomenon among children occurs when the child already knows how to use trial and error to discover new things child is able to experiment to discover new properties of objects and events.
Coordination of Tertiary Reaction (Explores the characteristic of toys)
This phenomenon among children occurs during the transitional phase to the pre-operational thought period. The child can already use memory and imitation to act and solve basic problems.
Invention of New Means through Mental Combination
Under the Theory of Cognitive Development, the thinking of the child is basically concrete and literal.
Pre-operational Thought
When does the stage of pre-operational thought among children occur?
Two to Seven Years of Age
Explain the child’s behavior during the stage of Pre-Operational Thought.
(A) Child is egocentric (unable to see the viewpoint of another).
(B) Concept of time is now and concept of distance is only as far as the child can see.
Under the Theory of Cognitive Development, this stage occurs when the child using only systematic reasoning. The child can already discover solutions to every problem.
Concrete Operational Thought