2.2: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
Development of one’s reasoning abilities
Cognitive Development
Development affecting decision-making, memory, and problem-solving skills
Cognitive Development
The development of intellectual abilities
Cognitive Development
Proponent of the theory on intellectual development
Jean Piaget
True or False: Jean Piaget proposed 3 stages of cognitive development.
False, 4
He is a Swiss biologist and psychologist
Jean Piaget
What is Jean Piaget’s identified key element in developing cognitive skills?
Education
What is Jean Piaget’s considered important factor in human development?
The active role of a person
True or False: Jean Piaget believed that the body’s external system interacts with the environment for growth.
False, internal system
The process of achieving balance
Equilibration
An attempt to resolve uncertainty to return to a comfortable cognitive state
Equilibration
In equilibration, there is a natural tendency to find ___ in one’s thinking.
consistency
Age range for sensorimotor stage
Birth to 2 years
Stage for birth to 2 years
Sensorimotor
Age range for pre-operational stage
2 to 7 years
Stage for 2 to 7 years
Pre-operational stage
Age range for concrete operational stage
7 to 11 years
Stage for 7 to 11 years
Concrete operational stage
Age range for formal operational stage
12 years and above
Stage for 12 years and above
Formal Operational