piaget Cognitive Stages

sensorimotor stage age range

birth to 2 years

what happens during the sensorimotor stage

Infant gradually becomes able to organize activities in relation to the environment through sensory and motor activity

Preoperational stage age range

2-7 years

what happens during the preoperational stage

Child develops a representational system and uses symbols to represent people, places, and events.

during the preoperational what are importanrt manifestation

Language and imaginative play

what is still not logical during the Preoperational stage

thinking

concrete operations age range

7- 11 year

what happens during concrete operation

Child can solve problems logically if they are focused on the here and now but cannot think abstractly

formal operations age range

11- adulthood

what happens during formal operations

Person can think abstractly, deal with hypothetical situations, and think about possibilities.