piagets stages of intellectual development Flashcards

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sensorimotor stage (0-2 years)

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-focus on physical sensations
-develop basic use of language

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object permanence

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-ability to know that an object still exists even if we cannot see it (8 months)

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pre-operational stage (2-7 years)

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-language becomes sophisticated
-justification isn’t logical (faulty reasoning)
-egocentrism, class inclusion, conservation

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egocentrism

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-view the world from only their perspective

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class inclusion

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-a group of objects can form a class but this same group can be a subset of an even larger group

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conservation

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-quantity of an object remains the same even when its appearance changes

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concrete operational stage (7-11 years)

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-they can understand other perspectives
-they cannot reason abstractly

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formal operational stage (11+ years)

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-capable of scientific thinking
-reason about abstract and hypothetical ideas
-can understand algebra etc

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weakness - ethnocentric - culture bias

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-assumes universality (etic)
-only used samples of western-cultured children

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weakness - flawed methodology

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-McGarrigle & Donaldson’s naughty teddy study
-60% of 6 year olds compared to Piagets 16%
-no manipulation by adults
-Piaget underestimated children’s cognitive ability

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weakness - conflicting evidence

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-Hughes had 4 year-olds position a doll where 2 policemen couldn’t see 90% of the time
-pre-conventional children can perspective take when they fully understand the task
-original methods may have confused the kids

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