Piaget Theory Flashcards
Piaget
HIS THEORIES
Sensorimotor Stage
Infant/toddler (Birth-2)
Sensorimotor Stage
Exploration through senses and motor movement
Sensorimotor Stage
Schemas related to physical and
sensorimotor activities
◦ Putting things in mouth
◦ Picking things up
◦ Dropping and throwing
Learning Through Reflexes
- Breast and bottle feeding
- Grasping different objects
Goal Directed Behavior
*Acting to solve problem
Object Permanence
Things exist even when not seen
Beginnings of Thought
Mental representation
-mental image of something from past
Beginnings of Thought
Deferred imitation
-copying behaviors when model is not present
Beginnings of Thought
Pretend play: pretend kitchen,
pretend driving, pretend phone call
Preoperational Stage
Early childhood (2-7)
Preoperational Stage
Cognitive limitations: PRE operational
Preoperational Stage
Operations
-logical though (20 questions)
Preoperational Stage
Egocentrism
◦ Visual: hide and seek, Mountain task
◦ Social/emotional
Preoperational Stage
◦ Centration
◦ Social implications