psycology piagets theory on cognitive development

Schema

Mental representation of the world

Assimilation

Linking your new knowledge to your old knowledge

Accommodation

Changing your schema and view of world

Equilibrium

A state of balance

Describe sensorimotor stage

Age 0-2

Uses 5 senses and to communicate

Reflex actions such as sucking

Have object permanence until 6-10 months old

describe pre operational stage

Capable of symbolic representation and representational play

Age 2-7

Begin to talk

Child is egocentric and believes in animism

Lack of conservation and reversablilty

Describe concrete operational stage

Age 7-12

Reduced egocentrism

Ability to conserve

Can group objects logically

Understands reversibility

Schema

Mental representation of the world

Give 2 strengths

-piagets work has practical applications (school)

-experiments have been repeated many times increased reliability

Give 2 weaknesses

-Piagets work came from his observations and interviews this means the results could be subjective

-Pierre dasen(1994) found that aboriginal children developed the he ability to conserve at a later age