To prepare:
- Watch each of the four cognitive development examples in this week’s Learning Resources and decide which Piagetian concepts are depicted in each video.
The Assignment (2 pages):
- After watching each video, explain whether each child’s response to the tasks follows Piaget’s predictions. How would Piaget explain each child’s demonstrated behavior? Use Piaget’s terms and provide definitions or explanations of those terms. Explain any recent developments in the theoretical literature that might account for the children’s demonstrated behavior.
Required Readings
Arlin, P. K. (1975). Cognitive development in adulthood: A fifth stage? Developmental Psychology, 11(5), 602–606.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Carey, S., Zaitchik, D., & Bascandziev, I. (2015). Theories of development: In dialog with Jean Piaget. Developmental Review, 38, 36–54. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2015.07.003
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Elkind, D. (1967). Egocentrism in adolescence. Child Development, 38(4), 1025–1034.
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McLeod, S. (2015). Jean Piaget. Simply Psychology. Retrieved from http://www.simplypsychology.or
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Miller, P. H. (2010). Piaget’s theory: Past, present, and future. In Goswami, U. (Ed.), The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Child Cognitive Development (2nd ed.) (pp. 649–672). Malden, MA: John Wiley & Sons.
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Required Media
Answer preview
In the third example for the 61/2, the child would be defined to be in a transition of two cognitive development stages. By changing the shape of the glass, the child perceives the volume to increase which is a factor in the operational phase .in determining the structure from the construction design the child demonstrate some elements of functional thoughts. She is taking time to evaluate what is right different from what she can see. Piaget defines this stage as a concrete operational stage which forms the basis of logical thinking. Piaget establishes the ability to understand that something would remain the same despite the change in form as conservation.
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