OAE: Early Childhood Education Exam Study Guide | 250 Questions | 100% Correct Answers

What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development? - sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational What was Piaget's theory? - cognitive development Piaget's sensorimotor stage - -birth to 2 years -Learn through senses, motor activities, and feedback they receive through senses by their bodies and environment Give an example of an action that would occur in the sensorimotor stage - Kid sees objects, reaches for it, tries to grasp it Kid kicks their leg, they see it move, they try to grab their leg Kid learns to throw object from their crib that their parents will pick it back up What are the first three substages of the sensorimotor stage? - Birth- 1 month: comprehending the environment from inborn reflexes ex. sucking/looking 2nd substage: Primary Circular Reactions. 1-4 months: coordinate physical sensations with schemas. ex. things to suck on/get pleasure 3rd substage: Secondary Circular Reactions @ 4-8 months the kids repeat rewarding actions but they focus on effecting the environment rather than themselves. ex. sucks on objects other than thumb What are the last 3 substages of the sensorimotor stage? - Coordination of Reactions: 8-12 months. kids explore surroundings and imitate observed behavior. object permanence. associate objects with their properties Tertiary Circular Reactions: 12-18months. Trial and error ex. different sounds to get parents attention Early Representational Thought: 18-24 months. Children represent objects and events with symbols and understand the world not just by actions but through mental operations What is object permanence? (Piaget) - the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed What is the average age when children begin to understand object permanence? - 8-9 months What actions shows that children understand object permanence? - Searching for an object after it is hidden or enjoying hide and seek/peek a boo What is a schema? - a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information