Piaget Flashcards
What are the 4 stages of cognitive development?
- Sensorimotor
- Pre operational stage
- Concrete operational stage
- Formal operational stage
What happens in the sensorimotor stage?
We develop through experiences and movement using our 5 senses.
The child develop realisation of object permanence
What is birthed in the pre operational stage?
The birth of primitive reasoning - want to know everything
What happens in the concrete operational stage?
Discover logic and concrete operations. Understand the concept of conservation - if you pour orange juice from one glass to a taller glass the ammount of juice doesn’t change. Understand that you can reverse an action by doing the opposite
What happens in the formal operational stage?
Have the ability to think rationally about abstract concepts - become more compassionate