AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the first stage in Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development?
A
Pre-Operational Stage
B
Sensorimotor Stage
C
Formal Operational Stage
D
Concrete Operational Stage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sensorimotor stage is the first of the four stages of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. It is marked by a child’s knowledge that the outside world exists separately from themselves. Once the child has fully realized this, they will move on to the next stage within Piaget’s stages of development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sensorimotor stage is the first stage of your child’s life, according to Jean Piaget’s theory of child development. It begins at birth and lasts through age 2. During this period, your little one learns about the world by using their senses to interact with their surroundings.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. The Sensorimotor Stage. The sensorimotor stage is the first phase of children’s cognitive development. During this stage, children primarily learn about their environment through their senses and motor activities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Piaget proposed four major stages of cognitive development, and called them (1) sensorimotor intelligence, (2) preoperational thinking, (3) concrete operational thinking, and (4) formal operational thinking.

Detailed explanation-5: -Piaget chose to call this stage the ‘sensorimotor’ stage because it is through the senses and motor abilities that infants gain a basic understanding of the world around them.

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