Piaget - Cognitive Development

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What is domain general/specific approach?
General = one line of development determines changes in all others. Specific = different lines of development operate independently
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What underpins/influences cognitive development?
A childs ability to be LOGICAL
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Which 3 processes work together to acheive cognitive development?
Assimilation, Accommodation and Equilibrium
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Name the 4 stages of Piaget's theory and what ages they occur
Sensory-motor 0-2yrs, Pre-operational 2-7yrs, Concrete Operational 7-12yrs, Formal Operational
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What is the key milestone during Sensory-motor stage?
Object Permanence.
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What did Piaget's 3 mountains task assess and what did he find?
Assessed egocentrism in Pre-operational children. Children 4/5 couldn't decentre view. Only 8-9 could they do it.
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What did Hughes find?
Policeman doll study children 3.5-5 COULD decentre view, were correct 90 percent of time.
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What did Piagets conservation tasks find?
Pre-operational children could not successfully carry these out, thought change in superficial appearance led to a change in fundamental quality.
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McGarrigle and Donaldson?
Naughty teddy. Children aged 4-6 years old. Accidental transformation 80 percent passed. Important of social context and language.
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