Piaget Flashcards
(7 cards)
What was Piaget’s view of how children learn?
Children are naturally curious scientists who learn best on their own.
What are the three phases of equilibration?
Equilibrium: No discrepancies between prior knowledge and current experience.
Disequilibrium: Discrepancy between previous knowledge and current experience.
Renewed Equilibrium: Child modifies explanation that includes and explains new experience (Accommodation)
What are the four stages of cognitive development?
- Sensorimotor
- Preoperational
- Concrete operational
- Formal operational.
What are the key happenings of the sensorimotor stage? (Birth to two years old)
- Object permanence forms.
- The A not B error. (I know the object is here, but when you hide it somewhere else, then it’s gone!)
- Representation of physical objects as mental entities.
What happens in the preoperational stage? (2-7 years)
- Explosion of language.
- Egocentrism.
- Difficulty with conservation (A halved cookie means more cookies!)
What happens in the concrete operational stage? (7-12)
- Understanding of conservation.
- Not egocentric
- Difficulty with abstracts and hypotheticals.
What happens in the formal operational stage? (12- and beyond)
Better with abstracts and hypotheticals.
Ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning.