Piaget

Question 1

schema

Answer 1

a general framework that provides a model for understanding some aspect of the world

Accommodation and assimilation

Equilibration

Question 2

Sensorimotor (birth - 2)

Answer 2

• Coordinates sensory input with motor output

Question 3

Preoperational (2-6)

Answer 3

Object permanence

Symbols to represent reality (i.e. dolls)

Egocentrism

Difficulty distinguishing own viewpoint from that of others

Confused about causation

Question 4

Concrete operational (6-12)

Answer 4

Use logic to mentally manipulate objects and perform actions

Must experience objects and events directly

Consider more than one attribute of an object at a time

Conservation

Declining egocentrism

Question 5

Formal operational (12-19)

Answer 5

Capacity for abstract thought

Formal-deductive reasoning

Interest in abstract ideas and process of thinking

Reason based on abstract principles

Universal ethical principles