Stages Of Cognitive Development In Children

Stages of Cognitive Development / Developmental Psychology...

Sensory-motor: 0-2 Years

  • Tries to understand the world thru their senses
  • Understanding that they are different from the world around them
  • Object Permanence
  • Trail and error to get attention from care givers

Pre-operational: 2-7 Years

  • Emergence of Language
  • Use of words and pictures to represent object
  • Sees primarily from only their point of view/ Egocentric

Concrete Operational: 7-11 Years

  • Development of Logical Reasoning
  • Socio-centric / observe other people view points as well and can understand the difference to their view point

Formal operational: 12+ Years

  • Abstract Thought and hypothetical thinking
  • Thinking thru consequences
  • Problem solving without trial and error
  • Can do mental operation without physical assists

Later updates to this theory

  • Children can go thru this stages at varying time scales
  • External factors have a influence on development(eg. socio-economic status)
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Published on: Sep 30, 2024

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