Ed Psych Chapter presentation

Who was Piaget?

• 19th century African anthropologist

• 20th century Swiss psychologist

• 20th century Chinese physiologist

• 19th century American therapist

What did Piaget believe?

• a child is an active seeker of people and gains an understanding of the world by learning in it

• a child is an energetic seeker of toys and gains an understanding of the world by playing in it

• a child is a tired seeker of sleep and gains an understanding of the world by sleeping in it

• a child is an active seeker of knowledge and gains an understanding of the world by operating in it

What are the two processes Piaget mentioned?

• Sensory and motor skills
• Imitation and repetition
• Trial and error
• Assimilation and accommodation

What is assimilation?

• The process of eliminating existing knowledge or schemas.
• The process of incorporating new information or experiences into existing knowledge or schemas.
• The process of forgetting new information or experiences.
• The process of avoiding new information or experiences.

What is accommodation?

• A place where a person or group of people can stay
• A modification of current schemas to allow for new experiences

• The process of incorporating new information or experiences into existing knowledge or schemas.

• a modification of current schemas to block out new experiences

How many stages are there?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

How did Piaget believe children organize their knowledge?

• folders

• framework

• schemas

• sorting

Match the following

• the formal operational stage

• Stage 3

• the concrete operational stage

• Stage 1

• The pre-operational stage

• Stage 2

• The sensorimotor stage

• Stage 4

Match the following

• birth - two yrs old

• The sensorimotor stage

• two yrs old- 6 yrs old

• the pre-operational stage

• 6 yrs old- 12 yrs old

• the concrete operational stage

• 12 yrs old- adulthood

• the formal operational stage

Match the following

• crawling or shaking a rattle

• The Concrete Operational stage

• pretend or mocking how people act

• The Formal Operational stage

• higher critical thinking skills

• The Pre-Operational stage

• arranging sticks in order by length

• The Sensorimotor stage