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sensorymotor |
engage through senory experience and motor activies. learn self is seperate from physical world. only have schemas of percievable objects ("out of sight, out of mind"). develop object permanence, which allows them to develop mental representations of non-percievable objects (object permanence |
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sensorymotor |
birth - 2yrs |
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preoperational |
not logical. can think in images and symbols. egocentric. uses symbols, acquire language. intelligence is intuitive, but can't make general logical statements. |
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preoperational |
2 - 4yrs |
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concrete operational |
understands logical principles that apply to real world. understand conservation. categorise objects. see things from another's point of view. reversability of thought. think about two concepts simultaneously e.g. longer and wider |
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concrete operational |
7-11 |
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formal operational |
thinks logically about abtractions, speculates, considers future poss, goals. ABSTRACT PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS. can become more interested in moral, ethical, justice issues. can apply hypotheticals. use inductive (specific to general) and deductive reasoning. |
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formal operational |
11+ |
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