Piaget Cogintive development stages Flashcards
what is Piagets theory?
Children are born with a basic mental structure, which provides the structure for future learning and knowledge
what is the name of Piagets theory
cognitive development
did Piaget think that intellectual development happens in stages ?
yes
would a child only go into the next intellectual stage if they had completed the previous one ?
yea
how many stages of piagets developments are there ?
4
where the 4 different stages an average age range or precise ?
average
True or false : Piaget argued that younger children don’t have the capability’s that older children have
true
what was the first stage of cognitive development ?
sensorimotor (0-2)
what age range was sensorimotor ?
0-2
what was the second cognitive development stage ?
pre-operational (2-6)
what age range was pre-operational
2-6
what was the third cognitive development stage ?
concrete operational (7-12)
what age range was concrete operational ?
7-12
what was the fourth cognitive development stage ?
formal operational (12-adulthood)
what was the age range for formal operational ?
12- adulthood