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
Preoperational Stage
◦ Conservation
Concrete Operational Stage
Late childhood (7-12)
Concrete Operational Stage
-Overcome cognitive limitations
Think logically
Concrete Operational Stage
-Concrete – difficulty with abstract / hypothetical
Feather and Hammer
Concrete Operational Stage
-Systematic thinking is difficult
Pendulum task
Concrete Operational Stage
Pendulum Task
Critique of Piaget’s Theory
-Object permanence
=Use eye tracking
Critique of Piaget’s Theory
-Numbers and conservation
=CAN handle small numbers
=CAN be trained in conservation
Critique of Piaget’s Theory
*Based on Western population
*Doesn’t talk about influence of social environment
Critique of Piaget’s Theory
General takeaway - Children are more competent than Piaget recognized
