Piaget's Developmental Stages

Question 1

Based on the premise that people actively construct higher levels of knowledge.

Answer 1

Piaget’s developmental theory

Question 2

Motivation for cognitive development occurs when there is a state of ‘disequilibrium’ brought on by a discrepancy between the person’s current understanding of the world and reality

Answer 2

Piaget’s developmental theory

Question 3

Equilibrium is achieved through a combination of assimilation (incorporation of new information into existing schemas) and accommodation (modification of existing
schemas), which both lead to adaptation

Answer 3

Piaget’s developmental theory

Question 4

birth- 2 years; Infants and young children learn primarily through sensory input and action. There are 3 achievements during this stage: object permanence

Answer 4

Sensorimotor Stage

Question 5

in the sensorimotor stage; it allows the child to recognize that objects continue to exist
even when they are out of sight. Ex: A child searches for a toy that is hidden
under a blanket, even if the toy cannot be seen

Answer 5

object permanence

Question 6

in the sensorimotor stage; when the child recognizes that certain events cause other events. Ex: A child realizes that they can use their hand to pick up and move a toy to a
different spot.

Answer 6

causality

Question 7

in the sensorimotor stage; when the child begins to use language (symbols) to think
about actions before performing them. Ex: A child begins to understand that
words represent an object such as a dog or cat.

Answer 7

symbolic thought

Question 8

2- 7 years; ) A key characteristic of this stage is the symbolic
function, which allows the child to learn through the use of mental images, language and other symbols that represent objects that aren’t present. Children during this stage engage in symbolic play and can solve problems mentally

Answer 8

Preoperational Stage

Question 9

7- 11 years; Children are capable of performing mental
operations using logic and abstract thinking. This allows children to classify and problem-solve in more sophisticated ways

Answer 9

Concrete Operational Stage

Question 10

11+ years; During this stage, the adolescent or young adult is
able to think abstractly, hypothetically, and in a relativistic way. Adolescents can develop competing hypotheses about a problem and strategies for testing the hypotheses. There is an increase in ‘thinking about thinking’ and some return to egocentrism during this stage

Answer 10

Formal Operational Stage