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A 4 page paper that focuses on Piaget's stages of cognitive development. The writer discusses some of the other studies Piaget conducted from a very young age and provides insight into the many different diverse fields of study in which Piaget was involved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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For instance, the moral stage of premoral judgment roughly corresponds with the first cognitive stage identified as sensorimotor. At this age, the infant and toddler is not capable of understanding
the concepts of rules and thus, they basically have no understanding of morality. Piaget identified four stages of cognitive development: 1. Sensorimotor stage (birth - 2 years old).
Child differentiates self from objects, recognizes self as an agent of actions and begins to interact intentionally with others and objects. Also begins to learn that things exist even when
not in sight, i.e., object permanence (Child Development Institute, 2008). 2. Preoperational stage (ages 2-7). The child is not yet able to conceptualize abstractly and needs concrete physical situations. Learns
to use language. Thinking is still egocentric (Child Development Institute, 2008). 3. Concrete operations (ages 7-11). As physical experience accumulates, the child starts to conceptualize, creating logical structures that explain
his or her physical experiences. Abstract problem solving is also possible at this stage. For example, arithmetic equations can be solved with numbers, not just with objects (Child Development Institute,
2008). 4. Formal operations (beginning at ages 11-15). Is capable of conceptual reasoning and is able to think logically about abstract propositions (Child Development Institute, 2008). These stages may also
be identified by weeding through his autobiography combined with other sources, including Gruber (1996) and others. These stages are presented because it is with this theory of cognitive development that
Piaget became very well-known and respected across the world in the field of child psychology. Piaget is so well-known that in all likelihood every educator and every child psychologist in
the world is familiar with his cognitive development theory. Discussion As noted earlier, Piagets stages of moral development are less well-known but they are nonetheless referenced in the
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