Piaget's Theory

Question 1

Sensorimotor age

Answer 1

0-2

Question 2

Sensorimotor stage features

Answer 2

Babies develop their understanding of the world through sensory and motor interactions.
- Invisible displacement
- Object permanence

Question 3

Pre-operational stage age

Answer 3

2-7

Question 4

Pre-operational stage features

Answer 4

Not able to carry out logical mental operations and can’t understand the idea of conservation.
- Egocentry.

Question 5

Concrete-operational stage age

Answer 5

7-11

Question 6

Concrete-operational stage features

Answer 6

Thinks logically and carries out mental operations with concrete objects.
- A child can conserve, classify and seriate.

Question 7

Formal-operational stage age

Answer 7

11+

Question 8

Formal-operational stage

Answer 8

Capable of abstract thinking and can talk logically about concepts like law and morality.
- Can discuss possible outcomes of actions without experiencing them.

Question 9

Assimilation

Answer 9

1) fiitting new info into existing schemas.

Question 10

Equilibrium

Answer 10

2) In a state of mental balance as the new info makes sense.

Question 11

New situation? (in terms of schemas)

Answer 11

3) A new concept can’t be assimilated into a current schema.

Question 12

Disequilibrium

Answer 12

4) The child’s brain is unbalanced; new info doesn’t fit into the current schema.

Question 13

Accommodation (in terms of schema)

Answer 13

5) With help from the mother, the child adjusts its schemas. The mind returns to a state of mental balance.