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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Jean Piaget Installment #2

Below is a link to Jean Piaget Installment #1: 
The third developmental stage is the "concrete operational" stage. This stage ranges from the ages of 7-11. During this stage, children begin to think more logically about certain situations and begin to better understand the logic behind why things happen. In this stage, children also begin to comprehend why the liquid in either a tall or short glass is the same, because of the concept of conservation. Although a child in this stage thinks more logically, their thoughts are still very concrete. Becoming less egocentric is also a very important characteristic during this stage. Children begin to think of the feelings of others and not just about themselves. Children in this stage also begin to realize that their thoughts are somewhat unique to them and that not every other child shares the same unique thoughts that they do.  
The fourth and final stage is the "formal operational" stage. This stage occurs from age twelve and up. In this stage the young adult, or adolescent begins to think of more abstract thoughts and be able to find a solution to most problems that occur. Teenagers in this stage begin to think more about moral, ethical, and political issues in more of a theoretical sense. During this stage, the teen is able to find multiple solutions to a problem, rather than just one. 
Piaget did not view a child's intellectual development as that of a quantitative process. He did not think that a child could just simply add more information to their already existing knowledge, but instead he believed that there is a qualitative change in how children think and perceive the world around them. Piaget believed that just because a child is older, does not mean that he/she is smarter than a younger child, he noticed that there was just a change in the way that the child thinks about a certain object or situation. The child's mind is altered and is able to function in a much more intelligent way rather than how it functioned a few years prior. 
Jean Piaget was one of the most influential development psychologists of the 20th century who was most well-known for his creation of the four stages of cognitive development. He has made a major impact on developmental psychology and was awarded many scholarships and prizes throughout his lifetime, as well as being an author of around 50 books. Jean Piaget died because of unknown causes in the year of 1980 on September 16th in Geneva, Switzerland. Piaget was 84 years old at the time of his death, and his legacy still lives on. His body now rests at the Cimetière des Plainpalais. 

Below is a video explaining Jean Piaget's 4 stages of Cognitive development: 
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  1. I'm a Psychology major, and Piaget's work with the cognitive stages of development were highly interesting to me this past semester. Kohlberg developed on this work but by determining the stages of moral development. If you're interested, look up Kohlberg and the Heinz dilemma. He often used this dilemma in order to test the stages of moral development.

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