1. The Sensorimotor Stage: Relevance to Infants

2. Four Periods of Learning
Jean Piaget’s Theories
Four Periods of Learning
Sensorimotor Birth to about 2 yrs
Preoperational 2-7 yrs
Concrete Operations 7-11
Formal Operations 11 into adulthood
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3. Sensorimotor Stage Infant Scientist!
In this stage children learn about the world through their senses and body movements
This stage is broken up into 6 different steps
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4. Sensorimotor Stage Birth to 1 month 1 to 4 months 4 to 8 months

5. Stage One: Birth to 1 month
Sensorimotor Stage
Stage One: Birth to 1 month
Practices inborn reflexes
Infants are only aware of themselves
They do not understand themselves as separate persons
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6. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Two: 1 to 4 months
Learn to combine two reflexes
For example they wave their fists and then brings their fists to their mouths
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7. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Three: 4 to 8 months
They respond to other stimuli
Improved hand-eye coordination
For example, if a baby bumps a rattle and it makes a noise, he/she may try to bump it again.
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8. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Four: - 8 to 12 months Intentional behavior
They learn certain actions lead to certain results
Imitate others
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9. Sensorimotor Stage They learn to follow objects with their eyes
They love playing Peek-A-Boo
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10. Sensorimotor Stage Ten months- learn Object Permanence
That objects continue to exist even when out of sight—can find partially hidden objects
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11. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Five: 12 to 18 months
Trial and error: Push a cracker off a high chair and watch it fall to the floor. Then, do it again . . .
Can find hidden objects
Understands that objects exist independently
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12. Sensorimotor Stage Stage Six: 18 to 24 months
Begin to experiment mentally as well as physically
They think about what they are going to do before they do it
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