It begins at age 11 and continues throughout adolescence into adulthood.
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What is the biggest concept learned by the child, in this stage?
Object permanence.
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What was Jean Piaget's occupation before he was a psychologist?
Biologist/Philosopher
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What attributes does someone in the preoperational stage have?
They are able to mentally represent events and objects; they can also engage in symbolic play.
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What happens to a child's thinking skills in this stage?
Their thinking skills become more organized and rational. However, they cannot yet think abstractly.
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What is one characteristic of this stage?
The ability to think abstractly and creatively (including using higher-order reasoning).
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How do infants learn in this stage?
Trial and error, and the use of their reflexes.
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What inspired him to focus more on the study of how children learn?
His three kids were his inspiration.
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Preoperational still exhibit ego-centrism, however what has changed in this stage?
They are now able to see the world around them, and instead assume that everyone else hears, feels and sees what they do.
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What ability do children in this stage gain?
The ability to solve problems in a logical way. The can use concrete evidence to support their claims.
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What can someone in this stage do? Examples?
Predict the outcome or draw conclusions about an event they haven't personally experienced.
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What is extreme ego-centrism?
The child has no understanding of the world other than their own current point of view.
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When did Jean Piaget die?
1980
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Animism - children believe that inanimate objects have feelings and intentions.
What is another key feature of this stage?
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What can children in this stage NOT do yet?
Think abstractly/hypothetically.
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What is inferential reasoning?
The ability to think about things which the child has not actually experienced and to draw conclusions from its thinking.
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What is object permanence, and how would it impact our lives if we did not have it?
Object permanence is a concept in which it is explained that an object still exists, even though it is hidden.
It would impact our lives because we wouldn't be able to form a mental representation of things.
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Carl Jung
Bonus: Paul Eugen Bleuler
Who did Jean Piaget study under?
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How would a child in this stage react to someone telling the child a differing opinion from the child's?
The child would be shocked and confused as they believe that everyone has the same opinion as them.
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If a child in this stage was shown water poured from one glass into a differently (smaller) shaped glass, would they understand that it is still the same amount of liquid?
Yes, because the child has learned the concept of conservation.
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How is formal operational different from concrete operational?
Children in the previous stage need physical representations (i.e picture) of ideas to understand concepts, whereas children in this stage can rely on mental representation alone.