Piagets Theory Flashcards
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Piaget
Cognitive theorist
The development of intellect and knowledge of the environment is gain though the senses
He provided the support that children think differently then adults
His research identified several important milestones in i the mental development of children
Sensory motor period
Birth to 24 months
Focusing on 4 stages
Infants understand the world through sensory and action. Infants progress from reflex behaviors to simple repetitive acts to initiate activity.
Circular reaction
Action that is repeated over and over again
Separation
Infants learn to seperate themselves to other objects in the environment . They realize they are not the only ones controlling the environment
Object permanence
The realization that objects exist once they leave the visual field
Symbols / mental representation
The ability to reproduce or repeat a previous action
Primary
Centered on or around the infants body
Secondary
Orientation to the enviroment
Now they are aware of themselves and their bodies so their actions are oriented to the environment
Stage one reflexes
Birth to one month
Use of reflexes
Sucking rooting grasping and crying
Stage 2 primary circular reactions
1-4 months
Centered around the body
Beginning to replace reflexive behaviors with voluntary action
Stage 3 secondary circular reactions
4–8 months
Greater awareness of the environment
During stage 3 of secondary circular reactions about 6 months of age infants start
Imitation
Increased affect
Object permanence
Increased affect
When baby gets excited for something like hearing mom making a bottle
Stage 4 coordination of secondary reactions
8-12 months
Beginning of intellectual reasoning
(Where is the ratter, i wonder if its under the blanket)
Anticipation of events ( now we get what bye bye is feelings of anticipation)
Begin to associate symbols and events like bye bye again
Separation anxiety
Beginning awareness that mother and self are seperate beings
Developing object permanence
These combined created seperation anxiety
Stranger anxiety
6- 8 months
Object permanence
Re-emerges during toddler period
As infant is attached to one person they show less friendliness’s to others
What are things that can help with stranger anxiety
Avoid sudden intrusive gestures
Keep distance
Talk softly
Utilization of a transitional object
Toddler Piaget section
Sensory motor period in toddler hood
Stage 5 tertiary circular reactions
Stage 6- inventions of new means
Stage 5 tertiary circular reactions
13-18 months
Little scientist (aware of casual relationships
Aware that things are behind closed doors
Testing period “i can throw my paci and my mom will come get it “
Stage 6 inventions of new means
Imitation/domestic mimicry
Can use mental images to represent objects
Problem solving in their mind
Some sense of timing (kind of)
What is important to consider when giving a toddler a time out?
You put them in time out depending on the age 1 year is is one minute 2 year old is 2 minute
Preoperational period (toddlerhood/preschool
2-7 years old
Problem solving based on what the child sees and hears
Difficult telling reality to fantasy
Egocentrism
Animism
Magical thought
Irreversibility
Centration
What is an example of problem solving based on what the child sees and hears in the preoperational period?
My dogs are white, fluffy and small until I go out in public and see a large brown dog . Now i know there can be white fluffy small dogs and large brown dogs.
