Essay On Jean Piaget's Theory Of Cognitive Development

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development consists of 4 stages. These 4 stages are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operations. Sensorimotor is the stage that a child goes through from birth up to the age of 2. The child learn coordination of senses with motor response, sensory curiosity about the world, language used for demands and cataloging, and object permanence developed. The preoperational stage is when the child becomes 2 years of age and proceeds until the child reach 7 years of age. This stage consists of symbolic thinking, use of proper syntax and grammar to express full concepts. Imagination and intuition are strong, but complex abstract thought still difficult, and conservation is developed as well. The concrete operational stage is when the child reach 7 years of age and proceeds to the age of 11. The child begin to have concepts attained to concrete situations. Time, space, and quantity are understood and can be applied, but not as independent concepts. Dr. Safdar …show more content…
It did not register to me about the concept of currency and how transactions worked. It was not until the concrete operational and formal operations when I understood that I had to have equal value or more to purchase that $5.00 power ranger toy. Positive and negative reinforcement both worked for me. Receiving praises for a job well done and being rewarded for good behavior is a form of positive reinforcement, which motivated me to be on my best behavior. Just as the same with negative behavior. If there were some type of punishment or something I love to do was taken away from my bad behavior, it not only made me felt upset me being punished, but motivated me on keeping my nose clean so I could prove I learned my lesson and hopefully received what was took away from me