piaget Flashcards
sensorimotor stage 0-2 years
infants explore world primarily through the sense and motor
at about 8 months age they learn the concept of object premanence
goal directed behaviour: perform and successfullly complete a series of actions with a particular purpose
pre operational stage 2-7 years
become increasingly able to mentally represent objects and experiences
furthers ability to think in complex ways
develops symbolic thinking: symbols that arent things to represent objects
engocentrism: see world from one pov
animism: everything that exists has one conscience
centration: focus on one quality at a time
reversibility following events to starting point and realize something can change and then return to its original condition
concrete operational stage 7-12
capeable of true logical thought can perform mental operations: ability to imagine potential consequences of future actions
conservation: properties of an object that can remain the same even when appearance changes
formal operational stage 12+
abstract thinking doesn’t rely on having to see visualise experience of manipulate in order to understand something
solve problems systematically
eg identify a range of possible soloutions, formulate hypothesis as possible explanations
idealistic thinking:compare to others strive to be ideal person
what is developed in pre operational stage
symbolic thinking: symbols that arent things to represent objects
engocentrism: see world from one pov
animism: everything that exists has one conscience
centration: focus on one quality at a time
reversibility following events to starting point and realize something can change and then return to its original condition
what is developed in concrete operational stage
mental operations: ability to imagine potential consequences of future actions
conservation: properties of an object that can remain the same even when appearance changes
what is developed in formal operational stage
abstract thinking: doesn’t rely on having to see visualise experience of manipulate in order to understand something
idealistic thinking: compare to others strive to be ideal person
what is goal directed behaviour
perform and successfullly complete a series of actions with a particular purpose
what is symbolic thinking
symbols that arent things to represent objects
whats egocentrism
see world from one pov
whats animism
everything that exists has one conscience
whats centration
reversibility following events to starting point and realize something can change and then return to its original condition
whats reversibility
reversibility following events to starting point and realize something can change and then return to its original condition
whats mental operation
mental operations: ability to imagine potential consequences of future actions
whats conservation
conservation: properties of an object that can remain the same even when appearance changes
whats abstract thinking
abstract thinking: doesn’t rely on having to see visualise experience of manipulate in order to understand something
whats idealistic thinking
idealistic thinking: compare to others strive to be ideal person
whats developed in sensorimotor stage
goal directed behaviour: perform and successfullly complete a series of actions with a particular purpose
