1. Jean Piaget Group: Stephanie Aubrey Alex Becky Brianna

2. Born August 9, 1896 in Neuchatel Switzerland Died September 17, 1980 Is mother was neurotic and her health influenced to study psychology Background

3. Studies He became interested in psychoanalysis and pathological psychology He got his Ph. D in science at age 22 from the University of Neuchatel In 1919 he went to Paris and went to Sorbonne college His Theory is know as The Theory of Cognitive Development He won the Erasmus Prize award

4. Theory

5. Sensorimotor Period Stages: 1.Reflex Scheme- Birth – One Month Development of reflexes 2.Primary Circular Reaction- One Month – Four Months Development of habits 3.The Secondary Circular Reactions- Four – Eight Months Hand-Eye Coordination 4.Secondary Course Round Modest Circular Reactions- Eight – Twelve Months Permanence Develops

6. Sensorimotor Continue 5.Tertiary Circular Reactions- Twelve – Eighteen Months New means through experimentation 6.Beginnings of Symbolic Representation- Eighteen – Twenty Four Months New means through mental combinations to help achieve goals

7. Preoperational Stage 1.Preconception Stage- 2 – 4 Years Egocentric thinking and animistic thoughts 2.Intuitive Stage- 4 – 7 Years Employing mental activities to solve problems and obtain goals but unaware of how they came to their conclusions

8. Concrete Operational Stage- 7 – 11 years 1.Seriation- Ability to sort objects according to size, shape or other characteristics 2.Classifications- Ability to name and identify sets of objects according to appearance 3.Decentering- Takes into account multiple aspects of a problem to solve it 4.Reversibility- Understand that numbers or objects can change 5.Conservation- Understands quantity, length or numbers 6.Elimination of Egocentrism- To view things in another’s perspective

9. Formal Operational Stage- 12 and Up Ability to think abstractly, reason logically and draw conclusions Understands love, logical proofs, and values

10. The End Thank You