Piaget Flashcards
INFANTS [birth - 2 yr]
sensorimotor stage
- progress fr reflexive to simple repetitive to imitative activities
- separation
- object permanence
- mental representation
separation
infants learn to separate themselves fr other objects in environment
object permanence
infants learn an object still exists when it it out of view
mental representation
ability to recognize + use symbols
TODDLERS [1-3 yr]
sensorimotor stage transitions to PRE-OPERATIONAL STAGE around 2 yo
- object permanence fully developed
- demonstrates memories of events that relate to them
- domestic mimicry/playing house
preoperational though does not allow for toddlers to ________, but it does allow them to ______
understand other viewpoints;
symbolize objects/ppl to imitate previously seen activities
PRESCHOOLER [3-6 yr]
preoperational phase
- preconceptual though transitions to intuitive though around 4
- fr egocentric to social awareness
- can consider other viewpoints
- judgment based on appearance
- magical thinking
- animism
- centration
- time
magical thinking
thoughts are all powerful + can cause events to occur
animism
lifelike qualities to inanimate objects
centration
focus on one aspect instead of all possible alternatives
time
begin to understand sequence of daily events
*time is best explained by relation to event**
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN [6-12yr]
concrete operations
- transitions fr perceptual to conceptual thinking
- masters concept of CONSERVATION
- learns to tell time
- classifies more complex info
- can see perspective of others
- able to solve problems
CONSERVATION
conservation of mass is first understood, followed by weight, then volume
–large glass of water vs small glass of water w same amt
ADOLESCENTS [12-20yo]
formal operations
- able to think thru more than 2 categories
- can evaluate quality of own thinking
- imaginative + idealistic
- long attention span
- think beyond current circumstance
