Piaget Worksheet 1

Piaget Worksheet

PSY201

Associate Level Material

Appendix B

Piaget Worksheet

Directions: Review Module 26 of Psychology and Your Life. Complete the matrix below and answer the questions that follow.

Cognitive Stage Age Range Major Characteristics

Sensorimotor Birth thru 2 years Development of object permanence, development of motor skills, little or no capacity for symbolic representationExample: My nephew puts everything in his mouth before he decides to play with it or throw it, he is 9 months.

Preoperational 2 thru 7 years Development of language and symbolic thinking, egocentric thinkingExample: Children learn what to say and how to say it and even push the limits while learning.

Concrete Operational Mastery 7 thru 12 years...