Piaget's Theory of Development Flashcards
what type of sequence is Piaget’s theory?
an invariant development sequence
what are the four stages of Piaget’s theory?
- sensorimotor (0-2)
- preoperational (2-7)
- concrete operational (7-11)
- formal operational (12+)
what does the anagram SPCF mean (silly people cum fast)?
4 stages of piaget’s theory - sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
what are the milestones in the sensorimotor stage of Piaget’s theory?
- object permanence
- imitation
what are the milestones in the preoperational stage of piaget’s theory?
- pretend play
- egocentrism
what are the milestones in the concrete operational stage of piaget’s theory?
- conservation
- mathematical transformations
what are the milestones in the formal operational stage of piaget’s theory?
- abstract thoughts
- mature moral reasoning
what are the neo-nativist’s critiques of Piaget’s theory?
- infants are born w more knowledge than P thought
- P’s tests are too difficult - infants have performance limitations
what was Baillargen & Deves’ 1991 experiment on infants regarding?
the violation of expectation
what did Baillargen & Deves (1991) find?
when an infant looks longer at things it shows they are aware of it, are surprised and can mentally represent them
- 3 m/os looked longest at impossible events
what are the two periods in the preoperational stage?
- preconceptual period (2-4)
- intuitive period (4-7)
what is the preconceptual period in the preoperational stage?
where children gain representational insight but have deficits in reasoning - ego-centrism and animism
what is the intuitive period in the preoperational stage?
where children have a lack of reversibility e.g. centration and cconservation failure
critiques of the preoperational stage of P’s theory?
- children are not always egocentric (Donaldson, 1978; Hughes, 1975)
- animalism depends on context
evaluation of Piaget’s theory?
do developmental stages really exist?
no explanation
social and cultural differences not explained
