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
what is equilibration?
the process of achieving balance between thought processes and environment
what is constructivism in child development?
children construct their knowledge of reality - active agents
cognitive schemas in development?
behavioural (0-2)
symbolic (3-7)
operational (7+)
