D664 Piaget’s Developmental Theory

Conservation

Understanding that certain physical attributes of objects (such as quantity, mass, volume, and number) remain constant even when their appearance or arrangement changes.

Egocentrism

Demonstrating a cognitive inclination where individuals find it challenging to acknowledge perspectives beyond their own.

Formal Operational Stage

In adolescents between ages 12 and 17, thinking becomes more abstract, complex, and systematic.

Object Permanence

The understanding that something still exists even though it cannot be seen or heard.

Preoperational Stage

Children between the ages of two and seven years old think symbolically, using symbols to represent words, objects, images, individuals, and concepts, enabling the capacity to mimic behavior through imitation.

Reversibility

To mentally undo actions or operations; allows individuals to understand that certain processes can be reversed to return to their original state.

Sensorimotor Stage

Infants (0-2 years old) explore through senses and actions, developing an understanding of object permanence and laying cognitive foundations.

Seriation

The ability to arrange objects or ideas in a specific order based on a characteristic such as size, length, weight, or age.

Centration

When a person focuses on only one part of a situation and ignores other important details.

Classification

To categorize objects, events, or concepts based on common attributes or characteristics, enabling children to organize and make sense of their environment.

Concrete Operational Stage

In children between ages 7 and 11, thinking becomes more logical and organized.