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Cognitive Development:
Infancy and
Toddlerhood
Prepared by:
Bernadette Nabata
Piagets Approach to Cognitive
Development
 Cognitive Development
in infancy refers to
development in the way a
baby thinks. This
includes his/her
language, communication
and exploration skills.
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Sensorimotor Stage
Ages: birth to 2
 Sensory perceptions
 Motor activities
 Infant trying to make sense
of the world
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Preoperational Stage
ages: 2 to 7
 Language Development
 Egocentrism
 Conservation
 Increase in role playing
 Children will use their
imagination(ex: pretending an
old box is a house)
Preoperational Stage
Egocentrism:
- The inability of the
child to view things
from another
perspective other
than their own
Conservation:
- The awareness that
altering a substances
appearance does not
change its basic
properties
Conservation
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Concrete operational stage
ages: 7 to 11
 Use of logic
 Think logically of concrete events
 Difficulty understanding hypothetical concepts
 Elimination of egocentrism
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Formal Operational Stage
Ages: 12 to adulthood
 Think about abstract
concepts
 Systematic Planning
 Deductive Reasoning
 Problem Solving
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget
Cognitive Development - Piaget

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