According to Jon Piaget's theory of cognitive development, there are four stages of cognitive development. These stages are all assigned to a specific age where Piaget, after observing and interviewing both his own children and other children as well,he concluded these stages were to begin and end. These four stages begin with the sensorimotor stage that begins at birth until about age two. During this stage an infant observes his or her environment through his or her mouth, primarily by sucking. Through placing an object in his or her mouth, an infant learns about their different sizes, textures and shapes. It is also in this developmental stage that infant learns to coordinate these reflexive and instinctive actions with their senses of sight and hearing. This is how the infant and toddler become more familiar and aware of their environment.
The second stage is the preoperational stage. This stage spans from about the age of two until about the age of seven. "In this stage,......
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