Piaget's theory

Question 1

Sensorimotor (0-2)

Answer 1

Infants think by interacting with the world using eyes, hands, ears and mouth.
Claims that babies have no way of remembering and thinking.

Question 2

Preoperational (2-7)

Answer 2

Language development and pretend play takes place.

Question 3

Concrete Operational(7-11)

Answer 3

Children’s reasoning becomes logical.

They can pass tests of conservation

Question 4

Formal Operational(11-18)

Answer 4

teenagers are able to reason through symbols such as numbers.
Also think about possible outcomes to problems

Question 5

Criticisms of Piaget’s Theory

Answer 5

they are rigid and assumed that children develop at the same time.
his theory is based on his own children.
cognitive development might depend on a child’s environment than just their age.

Question 6

Piaget’s Schema’s

Answer 6

equilibrium-a state of cognitive balance.
disequilibrium-a state of cognitive imbalance
accommodation- modifying schemas in relation to new information.