Jean Piaget

4 Stages of Cognitive Development:

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Jean Piaget

Piaget was born in 1896 in Neuchtel, in
the Francophone region of Switzerland. He was
the oldest son of Arthur Piaget (Swiss), a
professor of medieval literature at the University
of Neuchtel, and Rebecca Jackson (French).


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Jean Piaget
Piaget was a precocious child who developed an
interest in biology and the natural world. His
early interest in zoology earned him a reputation
among those in the field after he had published
several articles on mollusks by the age of 15.


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Jean Piaget
He was educated at the University of Neuchtel,
and studied briefly at theUniversity of Zrich.
During this time, he published two philosophical
papers that showed the direction of his thinking
at the time,


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Jean Piaget
In 1923, he married Valentine Chtenay; the couple
had three children, whom Piaget studied from
infancy. From 1925 to 1929 Piaget was professor of
psychology, sociology, and the philosophy of
science at the University of Neuchatel.
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In 1929,
Jean Piaget accepted the post of Director of the
International Bureau of Education and remained
the head of this international organization until
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4 Stages of Development:

1. Sensori-motor stage:

2. Pre-operational stage:

3. Concrete-operational stage:

4. Formal operational stage

4 Stages of Development:

1. Sensorimotor stage:
1. Sensorimotor stage: from birth to age two. The children experience the world through
movement and their five senses. During the sensorimotor stage children are extremely egocentric,
meaning they cannot perceive the world from others' viewpoints. The sensorimotor stage is divided
into six sub stages:
Simple reflexes; From birth to one month old. At this time infants use reflexes such as rooting and
sucking.
First habits and primary circular reactions; From one month to four months old. During this time
infants learn to coordinate sensation and two types of schema (habit and circular reactions). A
primary circular reaction is when the infant tries to reproduce an event that happened by accident
(ex.: sucking thumb).
Secondary circular reactions; From four to eight months old. At this time they become aware of
things beyond their own body; they are more object-oriented. At this time they might accidentally
shake a rattle and continue to do it for sake of satisfaction.
Coordination of secondary circular reactions; From eight months to twelve months old. During this
stage they can do things intentionally. They can now combine and recombine schemata and try to
reach a goal (ex.: use a stick to reach something). They also understand object permanence during
this stage. That is, they understand that objects continue to exist even when they can't see them.
Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity; From twelve months old to eighteen months old.
During this stage infants explore new possibilities of objects; they try different things to get
different results.
Internalization of schemata.
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2. Preoperational stage:
2. Preoperational stage: from ages two years
to seven (magical
thinking predominates; motor skills are
acquired). Egocentrism begins strongly and
then weakens. Children cannot conserve or
use logical thinking.


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3. Concrete operational stage:
3. Concrete operational stage: from ages
seven to eleven (children begin to think
logically but are very concrete in their
thinking). Children can now conserve and
think logically but only with practical aids.
They are no longer egocentric.


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4. Formal operational stage:
4. Formal operational stage: from age eleven
to sixteen and onwards (development of
abstract reasoning). Children develop abstract
thought and can easily conserve and think
logically in their mind



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