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Piaget's and Vygotsky's Views of Cognitive Development
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
A child's intellect progresses through four distinct stages.
Each stage brings about new abilities and ways of processing information.
Children are born with the innate tendency to interact with their environments.
Young children and adults use the same schemes when dealing with objects in the world.
Children adapt their responses and assimilate new schemes to handle situations.
They will then accommodate their schemes.
Definitions
Schemes- mental patterns that guide behavior
Adaptation- the process of adjusting schemes in response to the environment by means of assimilation and accommodation
Assimilation- understanding new experiences in terms of existing schemes
Accommodation- modifying existing schemes to fit new situations
Piaget's Stages of Development

Criticisms of Piaget's Theory
Most criticisms are in regards to his research methods.
Although Piaget believed......

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