Sensorimotor
What ages does the sensorimotor stage span?
Birth to 2 years of age.
From what ages does the pre-operational stage span?
2 to 7 years of age.
During what age span does the concrete operational stage last?
From the ages of 7 to 11.
From what ages does the formal operational stage span?
From 11 years of age through adulthood.
How many substages are there to the sensorimotor stage?
Six
What tool do children use to represent their discoveries in the world during the pre-operational stage?
Symbols
What becomes flexible, logical, and organized in children during the concrete operational stage?
Reasoning
What happens to thought during the formal operational stage?
Becomes more abstract.
How do infants think during the sensorimotor stage?
By acting on the world around them with their ears, eyes, ears, hands and mouth.
What is the major development during the pre-operational stage?
Language
what is one thing children are more aware of during the concrete operational stage?
The classification of hierarchies
What do individuals' systematic reasoning systems resemble in the formal operational stage?
One of the adolescent and adult
Name the first 3 substages to the sensorimotor stage.
Reflexive schemes, primary circular reactions and secondary circular reactions.
What type of play occurs during the pre-occupational stage in development?
Make-believe play
In children, what metal operation works poorly during the concrete operational stage?
Abstract ideas.
What can adolescents evaluate during the formal operational stage?
They can evaluate verbal statements and logic without referring to real-world circumstances.
Name the last 3 substages to the sensorimotor stage.
Coordination of secondary circular reactions, tertiary circular reactions and mental representation.
According to Piaget, what is the most fundamental deficiency during the pre-occupational stage?
Egocentrism.
According to Piaget, What will lead children no matter where they live, to reach the concrete operational stage?
Experience and brain development in a varied and rich external world.
What can adolescents in the formal operational stage be able to do when facing a problem?
They deduce testable inferences, hypothesize, and isolate and combine variables to see which inferences are confirmed.