Piaget’s stages of development include sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational. While there is some criticism of them, they may help characterize child development.

The preoperational stage occurs between ages 2 and 7, where children engage in pretend play and symbolic thinking. During this stage, children are egocentric and struggle to see things from others' ...

The developmental psychologist and genetic epistemologist, Jean Piaget, investigated the cognitive development of children. He identified four stages from the sensorimotor period, culminating at 2 ...

Psychology graduate students with interests in Cognition or Cognitive Development engage in doctoral training that promotes expertise in the theories, current knowledge, and research paradigms in ...

Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child development is valuable for appreciating the physical, emotional, and ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles to help you explore student abilities, and how critical thinking is taught and learned, to better enable you to help your students thrive in ...

The developmental psychologist and genetic epistemologist, Jean Piaget, investigated the cognitive development of children. He identified four stages from the sensorimotor period, culminating at 2 ...