Jean Piaget By: Quintin O’Boyle, Chance Glovier, & Micaihla Lango.

Jean PiagetBy: Quintin O’Boyle, Chance Glovier, & Micaihla

Lango

Early LifeBorn in Switzerland August 9, 1896

● 1906 marked the creation of his first scientific writing

● 1911 he began to publish writings on his own

Studied natural sciences at University of Neuchatel

● Published two philosophical essays during this time

● Although they received high praise, he considered them to be “adolescent work”

● Received Ph.D during this time

CareerAfter a semester in Zurich, where he became interested in Psychoanalysis, he left for France

● Spent a year at Ecole de la rue de la Grange-aux-Belles boys institute

○ Studied how each child developed○ Compared his children vs boy’s in the institute○ Questioning the children

■ “Why are things are as they are?”

● Continued his writings of philosophical and psychological novels

● In 1972 Piaget defined the four stages of intellectual

development

Cognitive Development Stages

Stage: Age: Description:

Sensorimotor 0-2 Reflex baseCoordinate Reflexes

Preoperational 2-6 (7) Self-OrientedEgocentric

Concrete Operational

6 (7) - 11 (12) More than 1 viewpointNo abstract problems

Consider some outcomes

Formal Operational

11 (12) up Think abstractlyReason theoretically

Not all people can reach this stage

Four Stages of Cognitive Development

● Sensorimotor Stage: Infants use schemas which involve body and sensation

○ An infant's knowledge of the world is limited to his or her sensory perceptions and motor activities.

○ Substages■ Reflexes■ Primary Circular Reaction■ Secondary Circular Reaction■ Coordination of Reaction■ Tertiary Circular Reactions■ Early Representational Thought

Four Stages of Cognitive Development

● Preoperational Stage: Emerges when mental images and symbols are used to understand and comprehend

○ Characteristics of the Preoperational Stage:■ Language development

● Most kids don’t understand concrete logic

● Not having the ability to view another point of view leads to egocentrism

■ Role playing: children often take up roles of people around them

■ Egocentrism■ Conservation- children don’t grasp the

concept of conservation due to size and shapes

Four Stages of Cognitive Development● Concrete Operations Stage: Use of

logical schemas; understanding limited to solid objects and problems

○ Characteristics of Concrete Operations Stage:■ Logic

● Inductive logic- involves going from specific experiences to a general principles

■ Reversibility● understanding or the

awareness that actions are reversible

Four Stages of Cognitive Development● Formal Operations Stage: Ability to solve

abstract problems

○ Characteristics of Formal Operations Stage:

■ Abstract thought- instead of relying on past experiences, children gain the ability to consider possible outcomes and consequences of actions

■ Problem-solving: the ability to systematically solve a problem in a logical and methodical way emerges.

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Work Cited● Understanding Psychology (2008) Richard A. Kasschau Ph. D, Glencoe/ McGraw-

Hill

● Muskingum University (muskingum.edu)

● Jean Piaget Society (piaget.org)