Piaget's Stages of Development ☺️

Question 1

4 stages of cognitive development

Answer 1

Sensorimotor U2
Preoperational 2-6
Concrete 6-12
Formal 12+

Question 2

Describe the sensorimotor stage

Answer 2

U2
Learns through senses

Object permanence
Stranger anxiety

Question 3

Describe the preoperational stage

Answer 3

2-6
Thinking dominated by perception instead of logic
Use of language to represent objects

Role play and imagination
Egocentricism

Question 4

Describe the concrete stage

Answer 4

6-12
Logical thinking about objects and events only applies to visible objects
Reasoning involves more than 1 salient feature

Law of conservation

Question 5

Describe the formal stage

Answer 5

12-18

Logical abstract thought

Question 6

4 step cognitive pathway for acquiring new knowledge

Answer 6

Schema - structure used in specific circumstances
Assimilation - use schema to make sense of things
Accommodation - change schema, add info
Equilibration - balance assimilation, accommodation