Piaget's Stages of Development

Piaget's Stages of Development

1. Senorimotor Stage

   • 0-2 Years old
   • Object Permanence
     • Ability to understand objects exist even when not seen
   • Differentiates self from objects

2. Preoperational Stage

   • 2-7 Years old
   • Starts to represent objects with images and words
   • Classifies objects by a single feature
   • Egocentric thinking

3. Concrete Operational Stage

   • 7-12 Years old
   • Thinks logically about 'concrete' objects
     • 'Concrete' meaning objects that are familiar
   • Able to reason about conservational problems

4. Formal Operational Stage

   • 12+Years
   • Thinks logically about abstract ideas
   • Able to test and evaluate ideas or hypotheses
   • Moral reasoning