GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
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sensorimotor
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preoperational
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concrete operational
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formal operational
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Concrete Operational Stage Major characteristics and developmental changes during this stage: Begin to think logically about concrete events.
Detailed explanation-3: -Piaget considered the concrete stage a major turning point in the child’s cognitive development because it marks the beginning of logical or operational thought. This means the child can work things out internally in their head (rather than physically try things out in the real world).
Detailed explanation-4: -Conservation is the understanding that something stays the same in quantity even though its appearance changes. This can apply to aspects such as volume, number, area etc.