Piaget Developmental Stages Summary
Chapter 9: COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Piaget’s Theory:
The Pre-operational Stage
! Piaget’s pre-operational stage: ages 2–7 years
! Use of symbolic thinking grows
! Still not capable of operations: organized, formal, logical mental processes that characterize school-age children
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Make-Believe Play
! Play detaches from the real-life conditions associated with it
! prior to 2, children can only play with objects that are realistic; after 2, they can pretend and object is something different from what it actually is
! Play becomes less self-centered
! children start directing their play towards other people and objects
! Play includes more complex combinations of schemes
! Sociodramatic play – make believe with others
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Parents modeling appropriate behavior. Helping the child understand it and the parents understands why the child developed the feeling. Develop ways to dea
Foundations of Morality
! Social Learning Theory
! Prosocial behavior – helping behavior that benefits others
! Abstract modeling – process in which modeling paves the way for the development of more general rules and principles
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Foundations of Morality
! Piaget theorized that children go through two distinct stages in how they think about morality
! Heteronomous morality – think of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world, removed from the control
! Autonomous morality – kids become aware that rules and laws are created by people, and in judging an action, they consider the actor’s intentions as well as the consequences ! Immanent justice – if a rule is broken, punishment will be immediate
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Punishment
! What are some reasons for avoiding corporal punishment?
! Models poor methods of handling stress (out of control, aggressive behavior)
! Punishment can instill fear, rage, or avoidance
! Tells kids what NOT to do rather than what TO do
! It can be abusive (even unintentionally)
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Piaget’s Theory:
The Pre-operational Stage
! Piaget’s pre-operational stage: ages 2–7 years
! Use of symbolic thinking grows
! Still not capable of operations: organized, formal, logical mental processes that characterize school-age children
!
!
Make-Believe Play
! Play detaches from the real-life conditions associated with it
! prior to 2, children can only play with objects that are realistic; after 2, they can pretend and object is something different from what it actually is
! Play becomes less self-centered
! children start directing their play towards other people and objects
! Play includes more complex combinations of schemes
! Sociodramatic play – make believe with others
!
!
! …show more content…
Parents modeling appropriate behavior. Helping the child understand it and the parents understands why the child developed the feeling. Develop ways to dea
Foundations of Morality
! Social Learning Theory
! Prosocial behavior – helping behavior that benefits others
! Abstract modeling – process in which modeling paves the way for the development of more general rules and principles
!
!
Foundations of Morality
! Piaget theorized that children go through two distinct stages in how they think about morality
! Heteronomous morality – think of justice and rules as unchangeable properties of the world, removed from the control
! Autonomous morality – kids become aware that rules and laws are created by people, and in judging an action, they consider the actor’s intentions as well as the consequences ! Immanent justice – if a rule is broken, punishment will be immediate
!
Punishment
! What are some reasons for avoiding corporal punishment?
! Models poor methods of handling stress (out of control, aggressive behavior)
! Punishment can instill fear, rage, or avoidance
! Tells kids what NOT to do rather than what TO do
! It can be abusive (even unintentionally)
!