jean piaget. jean piaget swiss psychologist concentrated on children before him, how was child’s...
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JEAN PIAGET
Jean Piaget• Swiss psychologist• concentrated on children• before him, how was child’s
thinking viewed?• Children progressed through
stages
Piaget• IQ tests- similar problems• CHILDREN THINK
DIFFERENTLY THAN ADULTS• NOT little adults• different both quantitative and
qualitative
PIAGET• SCHEMA- “files” that we use to
organize our worlds• use all senses to make/add to
these files• more and more complex• especially the mouth
PIAGET• Assimilation: adding to an
existing schema• dogs/ fast food• Accommodation: modifies an old
schema for more things• both are used constantly
PIAGET• 1. Sensorimotor Stage- (birth
-2 years) thought displayed in action
• behavior consists of simple motor responses to sensory stimuli (the reflexes)
PIAGET• does not “look” for things• Object permanence• will gain the concept of “self”• rouge experiment• Separation anxiety
To Be Mastered...• Object permanence- when it
is out of sight, it exists• Mental Representation-
being able to “picture” something in your mind
PIAGET• Preoperational Stage: (2-6/7
years) develop. of language• the child lacks operations,
which are reversible mental processes
• does a brother have a brother?
PIAGET• use of models and maps not
done- Symbolic Representation
• EGOCENTRIC
PIAGET• Not able to see other points of
view. Only their own• Talking on phone• 3. Concrete Operational: (~7-11-
12 years) • manipulation of objects
PIAGET• Can organize their thoughts• only think about physical objects-
no abstracts!• No more egocentrism!• LOVE to categorize, rank, order,
separate, differentiate
PIAGET• Principle of conservation• if appearance changes, doesn’t
mean the object has changed• numbers, substance, area,
volume
PIAGET• 4. Formal Operational ( 11 +)• abstract reasoning/morals• higher order learning• evaluation, analysis, assessment/
scientific method• some never reach this stage!
PIAGET• Contrary to facts• “What if snow were black?”