As we develop through the stages of life, our cognitive function tends to change. Our cognitive abilities to reason, process, and recall information can become affected. This essay aims to examine the cognitive changes that takes place in the elderly. This paper will explore the development of cognition, cognitive functioning and cognitive changes.
Cognitive Development
Cognitive development is the formation of thought processes that occurs from childhood to adulthood. To illustrate this concept is Jean Piaget Cognitive Theory. Piaget proposed that people learn in stages each increasing in abstract levels of thought; occurring in the same order, and each building on what was learned in the previous stage.
According to the Jean Piaget Cognitive Theory there are four stages of cognitive development. The first stage is the Sensorimotor stage and occurs during infancy. During this stage learning is demonstrated through motor activity and information is limited, but is developing. The second stage is the Pre-operational stage and occurs during toddlerhood and early childhood. During this stage learning is demonstrated through symbols, memory and imagination, but thinking is …show more content…
Klein, Ph.D. and Philip L. Safford, Ph.D. This article illustrates how Jean Piaget’s stage theory of development has been applied by researchers to help explain cognitive development. This research study examines the stages of development in the Mentally Retarded. The investigation shows that the cognitive development in the Mentally Retarded is comparable to Piaget’s stages of development, but in different chronological order. This article is relevant to the Cognitive Changes in the Elderly because it gives some insight and understanding into cognitive development starting from infancy through old
Cognitive Development
Cognitive development is the formation of thought processes that occurs from childhood to adulthood. To illustrate this concept is Jean Piaget Cognitive Theory. Piaget proposed that people learn in stages each increasing in abstract levels of thought; occurring in the same order, and each building on what was learned in the previous stage.
According to the Jean Piaget Cognitive Theory there are four stages of cognitive development. The first stage is the Sensorimotor stage and occurs during infancy. During this stage learning is demonstrated through motor activity and information is limited, but is developing. The second stage is the Pre-operational stage and occurs during toddlerhood and early childhood. During this stage learning is demonstrated through symbols, memory and imagination, but thinking is …show more content…
Klein, Ph.D. and Philip L. Safford, Ph.D. This article illustrates how Jean Piaget’s stage theory of development has been applied by researchers to help explain cognitive development. This research study examines the stages of development in the Mentally Retarded. The investigation shows that the cognitive development in the Mentally Retarded is comparable to Piaget’s stages of development, but in different chronological order. This article is relevant to the Cognitive Changes in the Elderly because it gives some insight and understanding into cognitive development starting from infancy through old