Stages
What is the second stage?
Preoperational.
What were the first three stages based on?
The first three stages are based on exploring the environment.
What is the term that explains how children move from one stage to the next?
Equilibration
What are the two main places you see his theory in use?
Education and psychology.
What is the goal of the concrete operational stage?
Logical thought.
Was nature or nurture more important to Piaget?
Piaget saw nature and nurture equally important.
What part of the process of adaptation is known to be subjective?
Assimilation.
What ideas can teachers use when introducing new material to students?
Assimilation and accommodation.
What ages does the concrete operational stage take place?
Takes place around age 7 to 11.
What did Piaget see when he saw children make their own model of reality?
He saw children creating and re-creating their own model of reality.
What is the process of altering existing schemas?
Accommodation.
How does his theory help psychology?
Understanding of children/how children develop psychologically.
In the sensorimotor stage, what are the two modes of learning at this stage?
Motor activities and sensory impression.
What did Piaget believe when cognitive development was progressing?
Piaget believed that cognitive development did not progress at a steady rate.
What are the four different types of schemas?
Person, social, self and event.
Fill in the blank: Helps create _____ in children.
Disequilibrium.