Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development

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assimilation

introducing new information that aligns with an existing schema

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accommodation

introducing new information that requires modification of an existing schema

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sensorimotor

first stage of cognitive development; lasts from birth to about 2 years; exploring the connections between movement and sensory satisfaction

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object permanence

the understanding that things still exist even when they cannot be sensed in the moment; develops around 8 months

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separation anxiety

a sense of fear due to the temporary absence of a primary caregiver (result of a lack of object permenance)

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preoperational

second stage of cognitive development; lasts about from 2 to 7 years; thinking is limited to egocentric and symbolic processes

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animism

the belief that inanimate objects have emotions and other human qualities; typically present during the preoperational stage

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egocentrism

the inability to understand another person’s experience; typically present during the preoperational stage

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pretend play

a type of imaginative play that involves people or objects working as symbols for others (e.g. ā€œplaying houseā€); typically present during the preoperational stage

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theory of mind

the understanding that other people have conciousness and experiences different from one’s own; develops near the end of the preoperational stage and through the concrete operational stage

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concrete operational

third stage of cognitive development; lasts about from 7 to 11 years; develops the ability to think logically about physical objects and understand simple mathematical concepts

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conservation

the understanding that the shape of an object does not always correspond to its mass, volume, or value; develops by the age of 8

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formal operational

fourth stage of cognitive development; lasts from 12 years through adulthood; ability to think about abstract and hypothetical concepts, ability to think strategically about actions far in the future