Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development Flashcards

taking in new information or experiences and incorporating them into our exsisting ideas

altering one's existing ideas as a result of new information or new experiences

object permanence and goal direct behaviour

conservation not achieved, centration, transformation, egocentrism (develops in this stage) and animism

7 to 12 years

conservation achieved, reversability and classification

Logical thinking and abstract thinking

the knowledege that objects continue to exsist even if they cant be seen

to try to achieve something with purpose

the ability to focus on only one aspect of a stimulus at a time. it is the reason children at this age get conservation tasks incorrect

the inability to see things from someone else's perspective

the understanding that an object remains the same even if the appearance changes

the tendancy to believe that all things have a consciousness

the ability to group things together according to simular features

the ability to trace things back to their original starting point

ability to plan and to solve problems

ability to think about and understand concepts without acctually seeing them

Sensorimotor Stage

infants are only aware of what is immediately in front of them.

infants begin to realize that an object exists even if it can no longer be seen.

After infants start crawling, standing, and walking, their increased physical mobility leads to increased cognitive development

infants reach another important milestone -- early language development,

toddler through age 7

toddler through age 7

develop memory and imagination

understand the difference between past and future

engage in make-believe.

thinking is based on intuition and still not completely logical.

cannot yet grasp more complex concepts such as cause and effect, time, and comparison.

understand the difference between past and future

ages 7 to 11

demonstrate logical, concrete reasoning.

Children's thinking becomes less egocentric and they are increasingly aware of external events.

begin to realize that one's own thoughts and feelings are unique and may not be shared by others or may not even be part of reality.

are able to logically use symbols related to abstract concepts, such as algebra and science

11-plus

can think about multiple variables in systematic ways, formulate hypotheses, and consider possibilities.

ponder abstract relationships and concepts such as justice.

the final stage of cognitive development, and that continued intellectual development in adults depends on the accumulation of knowledge.