Cognitive Development

Who invented the Cognitive Development Theory?

• Lawrence Kohlberg

• Jean Piaget

The first of the four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. It is marked by a child’s knowledge that the outside world exists separately from themselves.

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Reflexive Stage

Sensorimotor Stage where simple reflexes such as grasping and sucking occur.

• Reflexive Stage

• Primary Circular Reactions

A Sensorymotor Stage where reflexive behavior occurs intentionally (open-close fingers repetitively)

• Primary Circular Reactions

• Secondary Circular Reactions

A Sensorymotor Stage where repetition of change actions to reporoduce interesting consequences occurs

• Primary Circular Reactions

• Secondary Circular Reactions

A Sensorymotor Stage where responses became coordinated into more complex sequences occurs

• Coordinating Secondary Schemes

• Secondary Circular Reactions

A Sensorymotor Stage where discovery of new ways to produce the same consequence or obtain the same goal occurs

• Coordinating Secondary Schemes

• Tertiary Circular Reactions

The first of the four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. From birth to 2 years old, the child experiences the world through senses and actions

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Reflexive Stage

The 2nd stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory. At 2-6 years old, the child is able to represent things with words or images

• Sensorimotor Stage

• Preoperational Stage

At 7-11 years old, the child is able to think logically about concrete events and grasp concrete analogies

• Concrete Operational Stage

• Preoperational Stage