Piaget Stages Flashcards

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Sensorimotor

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Developing coordination between motor skills and senses

Object permanence occurs during this time

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Preoperational

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Symbolic thinking occurs
Less ecocentric stage, aware of others
Believes “everyone thinks like I do”

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Concrete Operational

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Concepts applied to concrete situations (conservation)

No abstract thinking yet

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4
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Formal Operational

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Abstract thought and reasoning

Application of abstract concepts

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5
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Schemas

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No a stage, but utilized throughout stages

A set of linked mental representations of the world used to understand and respond to situations

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Assimilation

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Applying an existing scheme to a new object

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7
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Accommodation

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Changing an existing schema when it does not work with a new situation

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