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According to Piaget's cognitive stage theory, which term refers to adjusting new experiences to fit prior concepts?
According to Piaget's cognitive stage theory, which term refers to adjusting new experiences to fit prior concepts?
- Accommodation
- Concrete operational
- Assimilation (correct)
- Sensory-motor
What is the main focus of Piaget's cognitive theory?
What is the main focus of Piaget's cognitive theory?
- Short-term learning
- Scientific thinking
- Long-term developmental change (correct)
- Adolescent cognition
Which stage of cognitive development involves adjusting concepts to fit new experiences?
Which stage of cognitive development involves adjusting concepts to fit new experiences?
- Preoperational thinking (correct)
- Concrete operational thinking
- Formal operational thinking
- Sensory-motor intelligence
In Piaget's cognitive theory, what is the approximate number of distinct stages through which cognition develops from birth to the end of adolescence?
In Piaget's cognitive theory, what is the approximate number of distinct stages through which cognition develops from birth to the end of adolescence?
What term did Piaget use to describe the interplay between assimilation and accommodation in cognitive development?
What term did Piaget use to describe the interplay between assimilation and accommodation in cognitive development?
According to Piaget's theory, what is the major achievement of sensorimotor development?
According to Piaget's theory, what is the major achievement of sensorimotor development?
How did Piaget test object permanence in infants?
How did Piaget test object permanence in infants?
What age range typically signifies the transition from younger to older infants in terms of sensorimotor development?
What age range typically signifies the transition from younger to older infants in terms of sensorimotor development?
What does the preoperational stage of cognitive development involve?
What does the preoperational stage of cognitive development involve?
How does Piaget describe infants' ability to represent objects in the preoperational stage?
How does Piaget describe infants' ability to represent objects in the preoperational stage?
Study Notes
- Cognition refers to thinking and memory processes, while cognitive development involves long-term changes in these processes.
- Jean Piaget's cognitive stage theory is a well-known perspective on cognitive development, focusing on how children gradually acquire the ability to think logically and scientifically.
- Piaget's theory revolves around the concepts of assimilation (fitting new experiences into existing concepts) and accommodation (modifying concepts to incorporate new experiences) to drive both short-term learning and long-term developmental change.
- Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development: sensorimotor intelligence, preoperational thinking, concrete operational thinking, and formal operational thinking, each loosely associated with different age groups in childhood.
- The sensorimotor stage (birth to age 2) involves infants learning through their senses and motor actions, leading to the development of object permanence and the understanding that objects exist even when out of sight.
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Explore the cognitive stage theory of Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist known for his work on cognitive development in children and youth. Learn about how individuals gradually develop the ability to think logically and scientifically.
