Piaget's Cognitive Development: Preoperational Intelligence Stage
Piaget’s Cognitive Development: Preoperational Intelligence Stage
Piaget’s second stage of Cognitive development is the Preoperational Intelligence period that lasts from age 2 to 6 years. Preoperational Intelligence stage is when a burst in language development occurs and children’s imagination is at its peak.
Children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old are only able to see and focus on a situation from one angIe and ignore other possibilities and scenarios. Children are not able to focus on more than one outcome, so they fixate on the possibility. In centration, children “..are unable to grasp the concept that a certain liquid can be the same volume regardless of the container shape.” (Rice, "Developmental Stages: Piaget 's 4 Stages"). …show more content…
Piaget’s wrote his theory based on observing his own children and those of his friends who were in the upper socioeconomic ladder. I personally am with the opinion that his findings cannot be generalized in a sense because of the limited sample, thus making it an unrepresentative sample. Early and normal development is based on learning. Children in the upper socioeconomic class most likely had an advantage over children from poor or uneducated families.
I found few fun links on YouTube below of example situations of children in preoperational intelligence period. First video is about law of conservation and logic and the lack of in children. Quantity, length or numbers are concepts not yet fully understood. (Rice, "Developmental Stages: Piaget 's 4 Stages"). If you have any young relative who’s in their preoperational stage, this is a fun exercise to duplicate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg This link is an example of irreversibility. The girl in the videos is unhappy her father shaved and can’t imagine the possibility dad growing his beard back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCxRWvSTkCo Warning: viral video below. Sadie is experiencing static reasoning; she can’t imagine her brother being the same brother if he goes through physical change. That’s a lot to take in for
Piaget’s second stage of Cognitive development is the Preoperational Intelligence period that lasts from age 2 to 6 years. Preoperational Intelligence stage is when a burst in language development occurs and children’s imagination is at its peak.
Children between the ages of 2 and 6 years old are only able to see and focus on a situation from one angIe and ignore other possibilities and scenarios. Children are not able to focus on more than one outcome, so they fixate on the possibility. In centration, children “..are unable to grasp the concept that a certain liquid can be the same volume regardless of the container shape.” (Rice, "Developmental Stages: Piaget 's 4 Stages"). …show more content…
Piaget’s wrote his theory based on observing his own children and those of his friends who were in the upper socioeconomic ladder. I personally am with the opinion that his findings cannot be generalized in a sense because of the limited sample, thus making it an unrepresentative sample. Early and normal development is based on learning. Children in the upper socioeconomic class most likely had an advantage over children from poor or uneducated families.
I found few fun links on YouTube below of example situations of children in preoperational intelligence period. First video is about law of conservation and logic and the lack of in children. Quantity, length or numbers are concepts not yet fully understood. (Rice, "Developmental Stages: Piaget 's 4 Stages"). If you have any young relative who’s in their preoperational stage, this is a fun exercise to duplicate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLj0IZFLKvg This link is an example of irreversibility. The girl in the videos is unhappy her father shaved and can’t imagine the possibility dad growing his beard back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCxRWvSTkCo Warning: viral video below. Sadie is experiencing static reasoning; she can’t imagine her brother being the same brother if he goes through physical change. That’s a lot to take in for