PIAGET : COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Neonatal Reflex
Begin mental images
behavior highly reflexive

Sensorimotor | 1 month

Primary circular reaction
Hand-mouth + Ear-eye coordination

rattle tape of parents voice

Sensorimotor | 2-4 months

Secondary circular reaction

• pleasurable experiences

• peek-a-boo mirror

Sensorimotor | 4-8 months

combination of secondary reaction

• plan activities to achieve goals

• nesting toys

sensorimotor | 8-12 months

Tertiary Circular Reaction

• experimenting

• throw and retrieve

sensorimotor | 12-18 months

Invention of new means through Mental combination

• transitonal phase to preoperation

• blocks and colored plastic rings

Sensorimotor| 18-24 months

2-7 years

Pre-operational Years:

Preoperational

This stage is where

• Egocentric

• Centering

• Static thinking ( time and distance)

Centering

Causes distorted reasoning ( focus single aspect of object )

Preoperational

at this stage there is NO

1. Cause and Effect , Categories

2. Reversibility

7-12 years

Years of Concrete operational

Concrete operational

this stage now has

• Broad concept with Subgroups

• Reversibility

collecting nature plants/ sea shells

activities for concrete operational

Formal Operational 12 years

at this stage child can Solve hypothetical problems with scientific reasoning

Sensory intelligence

__________  practical intelligence child not able to use words/ symbols 

Sensorimotor

Cant understand words/ symbols = rely on reflexes and senses

1. Sensorimotor intelligence

2. Reflex and senses

3. Permanence

keywords for Sensorimotor stage

4 months

: learn their parents is different from other adults

8-12 months

separation anxiety begins 

• Since they know parents exist even when unseen

Toddle stage

considered as the transition stage

• tertiary circular reaction

• invention of new means through mental combination

what stages does Toddler stage consist of ( from sensorimotor)

toddler stage

this is where Trial and Error is done to test permanence

1. trial and error to test permanence

2. early symbolic thought

3. start egocentric

teach me about toddler stage by piaget

Intuitive thinking stage

Preschool by piaget is also known as _________

Intuitive thinking

Focusing on 1 characteristic of an object

• Banana is yellow| not seen as long

Preschool

At this stage, the kid is aware of Conservation and Reversibility

Preschool

this stage is where fantasy play and animism occur

Animism and fantasy play

School Age child

this stage is the beginning of Concrete operational

Begin Cause and effect 

Use of practical solutions 

Conservation Complete 

7 7-8 9 11

Give me the years when this is learned:

number
quantity
weight

volume

School age

this stage is where child is under “ Inductive reasoning”