12-H
Piaget's Theory
Jean Piaget
One of the most influential developmental psychologists was Jean Piaget (1896-1980), who studied the cognitive development of children and proposed a theory of several stages they go through.
First, read an overview of the four stages Piaget proposed:
READ: Piaget's Key Ideas
Next, watch a few videos on what children are like at each of Piaget’s stages of development. Be able to describe the methods used to test for object permanence, conservation, and egocentrism, and note how abstract thought is demonstrated through deductive reasoning.
WATCH: Piaget - Stage 1 - Sensorimotor, Object Permanence
WATCH: Piaget - Stage 2 - Preoperational - Lack of Conservation
WATCH: Egocentrism (still in preoperational stage)
WATCH: Piaget - Stage 3 - Concrete - Reversibility
WATCH: Piaget - Stage 4 - Formal - Deductive Reasoning