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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sensorimotor stage | Birth to 2 years, The infant knows the world through their movements and sensations. Infants learn that things continue to exist even though they cannot be seen (object permanence). They are separate beings from the people and objects around them. T |
| preoperational Stage | 2 to 7 Children begin to think symbolically and learn to use words and pictures to represent objects. They also tend to be very egocentric, and see things only from their point of view.Children at this stage tend to be egocentric and struggle to see thing |
| Concrete Operational Stage | 7 to 11 years Children begin to think symbolically and learn to use words and pictures to represent objects. They also tend to be very egocentric, and see things onlyhildren at this stage tend to be egocentric and struggle to see things from the perspecti |
| Formal Operational Stage | 12 and up. At this stage, the adolescent or young adult begins to think abstractly and reason about hypothetical problems.Abstract thought emerges. Teens begin to think more about moral, philosophical, ethical, social, and political issues that require |