AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When does a child master reversibility and conservation? Remember:this means that they understand objects can be changed and then placed back in their original form!
A
Sensorimotor Stage
B
Concrete Operational Stage
C
Preoperational Stage
D
Formal Operational Stage
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychologist Jean Piaget called the time between ages seven and 12 the concrete operational stage of development. During this time, children begin to be able to perform mental operations, as well as to understand the concepts of reversibility and reciprocity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Concrete Operational Stage During this stage, children are able to demonstrate logical reasoning in which they become aware of external events. They start to realize that their own thoughts and feelings are not always the same as everyone else’s. One important development in this stage is reversibility.

Detailed explanation-3: -The concrete-operational stage depicts an important step in the cognitive development of children (Piaget, 1947). According to Piaget, thinking in this stage is characterized by logical operations, such as conservation, reversibility or classification, allowing logical reasoning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Concrete Operational Thought Reversibility: The child learns that some things that have been changed can be returned to their original state. Water can be frozen and then thawed to become liquid again.

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