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Jean Piaget- cognitive development
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04/28/2011

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Adaptation
Definition
responding to environmental challenges as they occur
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Mental schemes
Definition
organizing experiences into concepts
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Operations
Definition
cognitive methods used by child to organize SCHEMES and EXPERIENCES to DIRECT SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS.
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equilibrium
Definition
balance between what the child knows and can act on and what the environment provides
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Assimilation
Definition
the ability to take a new situation and change it to match an existing SCHEME or GENERALIZATION
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Accommodation
Definition
the development of a new SCHEME in response to the reality of a situation, or DISCRIMINATION
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Piaget's hierarchical development of COGNITION (period, age)
Definition
1. Sensorimotor period (age birth-2)

2. Preoperational period (age 2-7)

3. Concrete Operations (age 7-11)

4. Formal Operations (age 11-teen)
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Sensorimotor period
Definition
1. reflexive
2. primary circular reaction
3. secondary circular reaction
4. coordination of secondary schemata
5. tertiary circular reaction
6. inventions of new means through mental combinations
7. progression from reflexive to mental representation
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Reflexive stage
Definition
1 month

SCHEMES begin in response to reflexes
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Primary circular reactions
Definition
2-4 months

child learns about CAUSE AND EFFECT as a result of reflexive sensorimotor patterns that are REPEATED for ENJOYMENT
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Secondary circular reactions
Definition
5-8 months

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT PATTERNS emerge due to COORDINATION OF VISION and HAND function
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Secondary circular reactions
Definition
5-8 months

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT PATTERNS emerge due to COORDINATION OF VISION and HAND function
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Coordination of secondary schemata
Definition
9-12 months

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT in response to stimuli that can't be seen such as in object permanence, early development of decentered thought
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Tertiary circular reactions
Definition
12- 18 months

SEEKS out NEW SCHEMES with improved GM and FM skills, tool use begins
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Inventions of new means through mental combinations
Definition
18 months- 2 years

child demo insight and purposeful tool use, and explores problem solving options; the ability to represent concepts w/out direct manipulation emerges
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Preoperational period
Definition
1. Classification
2. Seriation
3. Conservation
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Classification
Definition
categorizing objects according to similarities and differences
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Seriation
Definition
relationship of one object or classification of objects to another
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Conservation
Definition
the end product of the preoperational period

Child is able to recognize the continuities of an object or class of objects in spite of apparent changes
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Two phases of Preoperational Period (age, description)
Definition
1. Preconceptual (2-4 yrs), child expands vocabulary and symbolic representation

2. Intuitive Thought Phase (4-7 years), child imitates, copies, or repeats what is seen or heard and bases conclusions on what he/she believes to be true rather than on logic. Inductive reasoning transitions child to next stage.
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Concrete operations
Definition
1. reversibility
2. rules
3. Empirico-inductive thinking
4. logical thinking
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Reversibility
Definition
an expansion of conservation, leads to an increased spatial awareness
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Rules
Definition
as rules are better understood, they are also applied
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Empirico-inductive thinking
Definition
child solves problems with the information that is obvious and present
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Logical thinking
Definition
child uses logical thinking on observed or mentally represented objects, enjoying games with rules which help the child adjust to social demands
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Formal Operations
Definition
Hypothetico-deductive thinking- ability to analyze and plan

child uses logic to hypothesize many ways to solve problems; can draw from past experiences to imagine effect on future
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Piaget stated that maturation of cognition depends on:
Definition
1. organic growth, esp of nervous system and endocrine glands
2. experience in actions performed
3. social interaction and transmission
4. balance of opportunities for assimilation and accommodation
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