Piaget

Question 1

What was Piaget’s view of how children learn?

Answer 1

Children are naturally curious scientists who learn best on their own.

Question 2

What are the three phases of equilibration?

Answer 2

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)

Question 3

What are the four stages of cognitive development?

Answer 3

1. Sensorimotor
2. Preoperational
3. Concrete operational
4. Formal operational.

Question 4

What are the key happenings of the sensorimotor stage? (Birth to two years old)

Answer 4

1. Object permanence forms.
2. The A not B error. (I know the object is here, but when you hide it somewhere else, then it’s gone!)
3. Representation of physical objects as mental entities.

Question 5

What happens in the preoperational stage? (2-7 years)

Answer 5

1. Explosion of language.
2. Egocentrism.
3. Difficulty with conservation (A halved cookie means more cookies!)

Question 6

What happens in the concrete operational stage? (7-12)

Answer 6

1. Understanding of conservation.
2. Not egocentric
3. Difficulty with abstracts and hypotheticals.

Question 7

What happens in the formal operational stage? (12- and beyond)

Answer 7

Better with abstracts and hypotheticals.

Ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning.