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Sensorimotor Stage (Piaget) - ANSWER- from birth to 2 years, motor activity
Pre-operational Stage (Piaget) - ANSWER- from 2 years to 7 years, development
of language, memory, and imagination (symbolically)
Concrete Operational Stage (Piaget) - ANSWER- from 7 years to 11 years, logical
thinking
Formal Operational Stage (Piaget) - ANSWER- adolescence to adulthood, abstract
thoughts
Physical Development - ANSWER- a developmental process that refers to the
physical growth of a person's body
Cognitive Development - ANSWER- the development of thinking, problem solving,
and memory
Piaget's Theory - ANSWER- Theory stating that children actively construct their
understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development.
Vygotsky's Theory - ANSWER- A sociocultural cognitive theory that emphasizes
how culture and social interaction guide cognitive development.
Erikson's Theory - ANSWER- Theory that proposes eight stages of human
development. Each stage consists of a unique developmental task that confronts
individuals with a crisis that must be resolved.
Trust versus Mistrust
(Erikson) - ANSWER- Infants learn basic trust if the world is a secure place where
their basic needs are met