Piaget's Stages

Piaget's Stages

1. Sensori-Motor

   • First of his stages
   • Birth - 18 months
   • Senses and Motor Movements
     • Reflexes
   • Key Issue: Object Permanence
     • If I can't see you then you don't exist!
       • Peek a boo? Attachment to carers Understanding of self

2. Preoperational

   • 18 months - 7 years
   • Develops Internal Images
   • Concerned with how things look - not how they are
     • Key Terms: Centration, Conservation, Egocentrism

3. Formal Operational

   • Abstract Thinking
   • Idealistic Thinking
   • Truly logical

4. Concrete Operations

   • Can now perform logical operations
     • Seriation (putting things in order)
     • Reciprocity of relationships (eg: number bonds)
   • 7 - 12 years