Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Flashcards
1
Q
AGE/ STAGE
Birth to 2 years - Sensorimotor
2 to 7 years - Preoperational
7 to 11 years - Concrete
11 to adults - Formal
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CHARACTERISTICS
Child learns about reality by interacting with his/her environment-(Birth-2)
Moves on to pre- logical thinking; learns past, present, future. No abstract thinking yet(2-7)
Moves to logical thinking; able to classify and sort factsd. Abstract thinking available(7-11)
Able to think and learn as an adult; concrete and abstract reasoning(11- adults)