Piaget’s Theory of Sensorimotor Development
Overview
of Piaget’s Theory
� Piagetian Definition of Intelligence
� Learning as a process of adaption
o Schemes
o Assimilation
o Accommodation
The
Sensorimotor Stage (Origins of Intelligence)
� What defines human intelligence?
� General Trends
o Behavior goes from reflex to
voluntary
o Behavior goes from external to
internal
o The development of thinking as means
and ends (strategies and goals)
Sensorimotor
Substages
� Stage 1: Reflexes (0 to 1 mo)
� Stage 2: Repetitive Motions (Primary
Circular Reactions, 1 to 4 mo)
� Stage 3: Extended Repetitive Motions
(Secondary Circular Reactions, 4 to 8 mo)
� Stage 4: Old Means- Ends
(Coordination of Secondary Circular Reactions, 8 to 12 mo)
� Stage 5: New Means-Ends (Tertiary
Circular Reactions, 12 to 18 mo)
� Stage 6: Mental Representation (18 to
24 mo)
Development
of Object Permanence
� Stage III Error: Awareness of object
permanence
� Stage IV (Error): AB error
� Stage V: Search in Multiple Locations
� Stage VI: Invisible Discplacements
Current
Research on Object Permanence