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PGS341 Ch.1 Other B
Piaget's 4 Stages Cognitive Development (Stage, Appx. age, Characteristics)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sensorimotor; Birth to 2 years; Infant's knowledge of the world is based on sense and motor skills; by the end of the period, uses mental representation |
| 2 | Preoperation throught; 2-6 years; Child learns how to use symbols such as words and numbers to represent aspects of the world but relates to the world only through his or her perspective |
| 3 | Concrete operational thought; 7 years to early adolescence; Child understands and applies logical operations to experiences provided they are focused on the here and now |
| 4 | Formal operation thought; Adolescence and beyond; Adolescent or adults thinks abstractly, deals with the hypothetical situations, and speculates about what may be possible |