Explain the Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Flashcards

Can you explain the Piaget’s theory of cognitive development? These flashcards may be a useful tool in understanding this concept. Piaget’s theory of mental development is a comprehensive concept about the nature and development of human intellect. The theory dissects the nature of knowledge itself and how humans come to acquire, construct, and use it. Read and study these flashcards for better clarity.

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Sensorimotor Stage (0-2)
1. uses motor skills and senses
understnads the world
2. Manipulates their environment
3. NOT SELFISH!!!
Bread is bread
Object prermanence
The ability to know an object is still there even if it is out of view
Pre- Operational stage (2-7)
1.Manipulation of the environment becomes more sophisticated(Tantrums, charmin, etc.)
2.Socially- can play withothers, can share
3. Abstract Thought increases- lets pretend ( Play house) Bread can be a gun
Concrete operation stage: (7-11)
1. Can understand higher-order ( arithmetic)
2.Concrete(black and white) thinking
3.increased curiosity( Can plan ahead
4. Begins to understand conservation
Formal operation stage (12-adulthood)
1.Increased abstract thought (debate,algebra) They question everything
2.New egocentrism based on new empathy
Imaginary Audience
An adolescent believes other people are watching him caring about him
Personal Fable
The belief that what happens to them is unique and no one else can understand it. Also, they are destined for greatness.
Cooing
The vowel sounds made by infants (2 months) "ooo" "ahh"
Babbling
The combations of vowel and sounds by infants (4 months)
Overextension
A child uses one word to symbolize all matter of similar instances
Underextension
When a child inappropriately restricts the use of a word to a particular case (using the word cat to desribe only the family pet)
Telegraphic speech
Two word sentences that children begin to utter at 20-26 months( doggie bad meaning the dog was bad)
Goleman's theory of emotional intelligence
Even people with high IQ's can fail to succes and can appear to be down right unintelligent( Agifted student with a good score on the SAT may be a poor college student)
our actions are not guided by our intelligence but by our emotions
Emotional intelligance
Awareness of your own emotional states, Self-confidence, Self control, the ability to adapt to change