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Switzerland
What country was Piaget born in?
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Sensorimotor stage
Preoperational stage Concrete operational stage Formal operational stage
What are the four stages of development in order?
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Assimilation
What is the process of fitting new information into existing cognitive schemas, perceptions, and understanding?
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22
How old was PIahet when he received his Ph.D.?
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Preoperational stage
In what stage do children develop language and memory through make-believe and play? (2-7 years of age)
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Accommodation
What is the process by which people alter their existing schemas or create new schemas as a result of new learning?
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Zoology
What was one of his interests as a child?
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Sensorimotor Stage
At what stage do children develop object permanence? (Birth - 2 years of age)
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Cognitive
What school of thought did Piaget belong to?
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1896
What year was Piaget born?
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The development of organized and rational thinking.
What is concrete operational development characterized by? (7-11 years of age)
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Théodore Simon
Who did Piaget work with the most on the standardized reasoning tests at Alfred Binet Laboratory?
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Stale bread with mayo and garlic
What was Piaget's favorite snack?
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Formal Operational Stage
Adolescents gain the ability to think in an abstract manner by manipulating ideas in their head, without any dependence on concrete manipulation at what stage?
(11+ - adolescence and adulthood) |
Education and child development
If any, how are Piaget's theories being used today?
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