Piaget’s+cognitive+development+stages

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Definition: Pg. 36
Cognitive theories emphasize mental process in development, such as logic and memory.

Ch 2 pg 36-37
Related pages 122-124,175-176, 251-254, 284-286 Part of cognitive learning from infancy, early childhood, middle childhood. Includes formative years of "normal" cognitive developmental. Relevant to answering three questions about development: Active or Passive? Active, Nature or Nurture?Both, and Stability or Change? Change. The results from the studies of the cognitive theories on individuals filters into the macrosystem with a heuristic value. __Cognitive__ theory about the nature and development of human __intelligence__ first developed by __[|Jean Piaget]__ (1896-1980).

Examples:
The cognitive theory helps explain how children of different ages think about and act on the world. For example in a study that Piaget conducted he explored children's understanding that objects can belong in multiple categories such as, Fido is both a dog and an animal; a high chair is both a chair and furniture.

Analogies:
According to Piaget a 5 year old child in the preoperational stage uses simple logic and develops the ability to take others' points of view. However, a 7 year old child takes a great leap forward with the development of new internal operations, such as conversation and class inclusion.

**Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development**

**S**ensorimotor, **P**re-operational, **C**oncrete-operational, **F**ormal-operational

**S**mart **P**eople **C**ook **F**ish

-Birth to 18 months **Sensorimotor** -18 months to 6 years **Preopreational** -6 to 12 years **Concrete Operational** -12 years and beyond **Formal Operational**

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