The Four Stages Of Jean Piaget's Cognitive Theory

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The great theorist Jean Piaget was born on August 9th, 1896 in Switzerland. He distinguished four stages of cognitive development and called them the schemas. He also constructed new fields of scientific study, including cognitive theory and developmental psychology. He summed up his passion for the ongoing pursuit of scientific knowledge with these words: "The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly." He received the Erasmus Prize as well as the Balzan prize. Piaget died of unknown causes in 1980 in Switzerland Piaget developed an interest in the way people think. More specifically, he was curious about the lack …show more content…

They are categorized into many substages each. The first one is sensorimotor. Babies going through this phase get the knowledge the need through their senses and exploration. They try to use all their senses to get to know the object in their hand. This stage is divided into the following six …show more content…

Children at this age begin to explore the world around through their reflexes, such as sucking and grasping. The second subgroup, which is the primary circular reaction, revolves around the display of coordination sensation and satisfaction such as sucking thumbs because they are found. The third one is the secondary circular reaction. Infants, in this stage, grow more aware and focused on the world around them. They begin to, intentionally, repeat actions to get a respond that they need. An example for that is the infant sucking a toy to get the mother's attention. The fourth stage is the coordination of secondary circular reaction. Children start to show intentional actions to achieve their desired effect like imitating the observed behavior of others, such as their parents. The fifth phase is the Tertiary circular reaction, in which the child begins to experience with different sounds and actions through a trial-and-error pattern. The child does this to be exhibited to the parents' attention more and more. The last stage is the beginning of the symbolic presentation. Children's imagination roams free, and they begin to understand the world through mental imagery and free play rather than the pure action of

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