Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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Jean Piaget

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Swiss psychologist known for cognitive development theory

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Cognitive Development

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Study of how children acquire the ability to think

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Schema

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Mental framework for organizing information

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Assimilation

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Incorporating new experiences into existing schemas

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Accommodation

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Altering existing schemas for new information

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Sensorimotor Stage

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Birth to 2 years, learning through senses

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Object Permanence

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Understanding objects exist even when unseen

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Preoperational Stage

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2 to 7 years, symbolic thinking develops

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Egocentrism

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Inability to see from another's perspective

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Concrete Operational Stage

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7 to 11 years, logical thinking about concrete events