Erikson's Stages of Social Development

Child psychologist, Jean Piaget, believed that a

person understands whatever information fits into his

established view of the world. Piaget described four

stages of cognitive development and related them to

a person's ability to understand.

The Sensorimotor Stage occurs from birth to 2

years. It is during this stage that the child

learns about his or herself and the environment

around them by use of motor and reflex actions.

The Preoperational Stage begins from about the

time the child starts to talk to about age 7. With

the child's new knowledge of language, he is able

to begin using symbols to represent objects and

The Concrete Stage occurs from about first grade

to early adolescence. The child has now developed an

ability to make rational judgements. There is no

longer the need to live in a fantasy world as

The final stage in Piaget's Cognitive Development is

the Formal Stage. There is no longer the need for

Concrete Operation years. He begins to think

adult, can for the first time, experience true

formulated, not through experimenting, but through

is capable of synthesizing a wide range rational

dares the new. He is proud of what he creates- his

The ABC Classroom: I am, I belong, I can

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

child, at age 0-4 months, has the basic "out of

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