What are Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development?
1) Sensorimotor
2) Preoperational
3) Concrete Operations
4) Formal operations
Age of Sensorimotor stage
0-2 years
Age of Preoperational stage
2-7 years
Age of Concrete Operations stage
7-11 years
Age of Formal Operations stage
11+ years
Description of Sensorimotor
Experience is through movement and senses
Description of Preoperational
Children use language literally and are egocentric
Description of Concrete Operations
Children can think logically but not abstractly
Description of Formal Operations
Children can think abstractly and are increasingly concerned about the opinion of others
Cognitive changes during sensorimotor stage (0-2 years)
According to Piaget:
Emotional changes during sensorimotor stage (0-2 years)
Cognitive changes during preoperational stage (2-7 years)
Emotional changes during preoperational stage (2-7 years)
Two types of aggression during preoperational stage
1) Instrumental aggression: to accomplish a goal
2) Hostile aggression: to harm another individual
Social changes during preoperational stage (2-7 years)
Cognitive changes during concrete operations (7-12 years)
- Mental representations of actions
Emotional changes during concrete operations (7-12 years)
Social changes during concrete operations (7-12 years)
Cognitive changes during formal operations (12-16 years)
Emotional changes during formal operations (12-16 years)
Social changes during formal operations (12-16 years)
When does basic trust occur (Erikson)?
0-18 months
What is basic trust? (Erikson)
Failure of trust to develop results in what? (Erikson)
Mistrust