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During this period, children become capable of reasoning and formulating cognitive analysis, not only on the basis of objects but also on that of hypotheses. Children in this stage also become capable in performing “operations on operations” in a methodical approach. The formulation and deduction of hypotheses leads to a level of thought which expresses itself in linguistic…

Cognitive developmental theories provide a framework for understanding about how children act and perceive the world. However, every theory has both strengths and weaknesses. A certain theory may explain one aspect of cognitive development very well, but poorly address or completely ignore other aspects that are just as important. Two well known theories of cognitive development are Piaget’s stage theory and Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. As I plan to be a pediatric nurse, these two theories…

cannot see it. 2. Preoperational stage (2-7): Thinking is still egocentric. Children start to use language and classify items by a single feature. 3. Concrete operational (7-11): This stage marks the beginning of logical thinking. They can classify objects according to a number of features. 4. Formal operational (12+): Children start to think about abstract concepts and can…

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) can be noted as the most significant psychologists in the understanding of cognitive development. Originally a biologist, Piaget (1936) turned to cognitive development after working on intelligence testing in Paris and noticing the distinct difference between answers given by children and adults to various problems and questions. Piaget (1936) inferred that this was not because children were unskilled thinkers but instead interpreted the questions differently than adults.…

the child cannot put themselves in someone else’s shoes but can only see things from their point of view, which makes it hard for them to understand what Piaget calls reversibility and conservation, a belief in permanence of certain attributes of objects despite superficial…

As a parent, I have watched my daughter grow and develop. She talked from an early age, and her language development soared with our interaction. She loves to draw and uses symbols to identify objects such as pets, family, or food. My daughter loves to play and pretends various scenarios with her toys. For example, we pretended that her princess characters were at an ice cream parlor and at fake ice cream. According to Woolfolk, this is known as…

Annie Leibovitz’s contribution to the 2016 version of the Pirelli Calendar shows that there is more to women than just their waist size and a pretty face. In the more than 50 years the Pirelli has produced it’s calendar, each iteration has featured some of the world 's most beautiful , scarcely clad models posing in sometimes explicit ways. When Leibovitz was chosen to be the photographer for the 2016 issue, she had a different plan in mind. Instead of choosing twelve models and actresses, she…

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development talks about how people gain information through the years. This happens in four stages: the sensorimotor stage, the preoperationational reasoning stage, the concrete operational stage, and the formal operational stage. This past week I have been studying a child in the concrete operational stage. This stage is from ages seven to eleven. In this period of time, the child will have “more flexible thinking and can…

Cognitive development is the process of the mental activity within the human brain. This involves the method of thinking, memory and perception. Oakley (2004, p.2) states that ‘As a child develops, their thinking changes’. In this essay, I will compare and contrast two cognitive theories in child development and define how these theories might be applied by professionals working with children and families. Piaget and Vygotsky are both cognitive theorists. They established that cognitive…

Evaluate the view that stage-based approaches to development are unable to account for individual differences in development In a quest to explain development, stage based approaches are often used. Stage based approaches look at the development of children in particular being divided into concrete stages, in which the fundamental development takes place (Bukatko & Daehler, 2001). One of the most relevant stage based approach is that of Piaget. Piaget believed that cognitive development could…