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