Piaget Theory of Cog Development

Question 1

What is Cognitive Development ?

Answer 1

Process humans acquire, organise and learn to use knowledge

Question 2

Piagets Work

Answer 2

. Highly influential - shaped current understanding of how we learn
. HOW knowledge is acquired not WHAT
. Interested in where motivation for learning comes from and how it develops

Question 3

Role of schema in motivation to learn

Answer 3

We are motivated to learn when we don’t have an already existing schema
^ leads to disequilibrium
. Adapt, exploring/discovering understanding to achieve equilibrium

Question 4

What is Assimilation and Accommodation

Answer 4

Assimilation = adding info to an existing schema

Accommodation = creation of new schema

Question 5

Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)
(Stages of Cog Development)

Answer 5

. Physical sensations and develop basic physical co-ordination. Learn by trial and error
^ Object Permenance = object continues to exist outside of visual field (8 months)

Question 6

Pre - Operational Stage (2-7)
(Stages of Cog Development)

Answer 6

. Mobile and can use language - lack adult reasoning
Conservation = quality constant when appearance changes
Egocentrism = only seeing world from 1 POV. E.g: 3 mountain task
Class Inclusion = understand categories not classifications

Question 7

Concrete Operational Stage (7-11)
(Stages of Cog Development)

Answer 7

. Preform better on pre-operational tasks
. Better at concrete not abstract situations

Question 8

Formal Operational Stage (11+)

Answer 8

. Capable of formal reasoning

Question 9

Evaluation

Answer 9

. McGarrigle and Donaldson = ‘naughty teddy’ condition - 72% accuracy on conservation task
. Hughes = 90% accuracy amongst 3-4yr olds in egocentrism tasks