Analyzing Piaget's Four Stages

As children develop, certain milestones are developed. Based on Jean Piaget these milestones are called stages. In Piaget theory, there are four stages; Sensorimotor Stage, Preoperational Stage, Concrete Operational Stage and the Formal Operational Stage. The children involved in the Zoo study would be in the Preoperational and the Concrete Operational stage; recognizing children does not always meet each stage at the same time. Piaget Theory explains that children will gravitate to what they are most familiar with and is able to recognize; meaning the younger children only took picture of the animals they had the most experience. On the other hand, the children who were older took picture of unfamiliar animal and the importance of preserving …show more content…
Optical illusion pictures are hidden pictures embedded into an image. The purpose of this research is to identify how the brain is able to take what is seen and segregate what is actually there embedded into the image. I would divide a group of 10 children into two groups; group1 would range from ages 4 – 7 and group two would consist of ages 8 – 12. I would ask each child to review the image for approximately one minute. After reviewing the image, each child would have the opportunity to describe what they see. What I expect the outcome would be for group one is a description of colors and shapes they see in the image. From group two, I would think at least 60 - 70 percent of the children would be able to identify the hidden image. I do not think 100 percent of the children will be able to see the image, due to the fact some adults are not able to master the 3d illusion images.
In conclusion, this research is able to prove that children who are older and is actually in the Piaget concrete operation stage is able to process more complex thinking versus children who are still in the preoperational stage.
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