2.2.1 Stages of Development

• What do infants primarily use to understand the world during the Sensorimotor stage?

  Senses and motor skills
• What is the age range of the Sensorimotor stage in Piaget's theory?

  Birth to 2 years
• Which key characteristic defines the Sensorimotor stage according to Piaget's theory?

  Use of senses and motor skills
• Children in the Preoperational Stage use symbolic thinking and language to represent objects and ideas
• A child thinking a taller, thinner glass contains more water illustrates a struggle with conservation
• During the Concrete Operational Stage, children grasp the principle of conservation
• What type of thinking characterizes the Formal Operational Stage?

  Abstract and hypothetical thinking
• In the Sensorimotor stage, infants develop object permanence
• What type of reasoning develops during the Concrete Operational stage?

  Logical reasoning
• What is the hallmark of the Formal Operational stage?

  Abstract thinking
• Match each stage of Piaget's theory with its corresponding age range.

  Sensorimotor ↔️ Birth to 2 years

  Preoperational ↔️ 2 to 7 years

  Concrete Operational ↔️ 7 to 11 years

  Formal Operational ↔️ 11 years to adulthood
• What is an example of a key characteristic of the Sensorimotor stage?

  Shaking a rattle
• Object permanence develops in infants around 8 months during the Sensorimotor stage.

  True
• What is the age range of the Preoperational Stage in Piaget's theory?

  2 to 7 years
• What is an example of symbolic thinking during the Preoperational Stage?

  Pretending a banana is a phone
• Children in the Concrete Operational Stage develop logical reasoning about abstract concepts.

  False
• Order the stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development from earliest to latest.

  1️⃣ Sensorimotor

  2️⃣ Preoperational

  3️⃣ Concrete Operational

  4️⃣ Formal Operational
• What does Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development propose about children's intellectual development?

  Four distinct stages
• Children in the Preoperational stage can conserve quantities

  False
• Match each stage of Piaget's theory with its age range:

  Sensorimotor ↔️ Birth to 2 years

  Preoperational ↔️ 2 to 7 years

  Concrete Operational ↔️ 7 to 11 years

  Formal Operational ↔️ 11 years to adulthood
• Arrange the stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development in the correct order.

  1️⃣ Sensorimotor

  2️⃣ Preoperational

  3️⃣ Concrete Operational

  4️⃣ Formal Operational
• Around 8 months, infants develop the understanding of object permanence
• Infants in the Sensorimotor stage learn through their senses and motor skills to interact with the world
• During the Sensorimotor stage, infants learn through physical interaction such as touching, grabbing, and tasting
• Children in the Preoperational Stage possess logical reasoning abilities.

  False
• What is the age range of the Concrete Operational Stage in Piaget's theory?

  7 to 11 years
• What is an example of conservation during the Concrete Operational Stage?

  Understanding a rolled clay ball
• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development proposes that children progress through a series of four distinct stages
• What is object permanence, and when does it typically develop according to Piaget's theory?

  Understanding objects exist out of sight; around 8 months
• Place the stages of Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development in the correct order:

  1️⃣ Sensorimotor

  2️⃣ Preoperational

  3️⃣ Concrete Operational

  4️⃣ Formal Operational
• Piaget believed that children actively construct their own understanding of the world