CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

JEAN PIAGETS THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Jorge’s dad cut his hot dog into four pieces and his brother’s into six pieces. Jorge does not get upset because he knows that even though it might look like his brother has more, they are both eating the same amount of food. Which concept does Jorge’s case best illustrate?
A
Object permanence
B
Conservation
C
Egocentrism
D
Pretend play
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensorimotor stage (0–2 years old) Preoperational stage (2–7 years old) Concrete operational stage (7–11 years old) Formal operational stage (11 years old through adulthood)

Detailed explanation-2: -During this stage, children will discover pleasurable actions around their bodies. It occurs in the first four months of their lives. Hallmarks of this stage include wiggling their fingers, kicking their legs, or sucking their thumbs.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, a child might say that it is windy outside because someone is blowing very hard, or the clouds are white because someone painted them that color. Finally, precausal thinking is categorized by transductive reasoning.

Detailed explanation-4: -The preoperational stage is the second stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. This stage begins around age two and lasts until approximately age seven. During this period, children are thinking at a symbolic level but are not yet using cognitive operations.

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