List the four main stages of Piaget's theory, along with their relevant age ranges. Describe one significant limitation of children's thinking in each of the first three stages
What will be an ideal response?
The sensorimotor period is from birth to two years. One significant limitation in children's thinking is their poor understanding of object permanence. Very young infants act as if they do not understand that an object continues to exist when it is out of their sight, and even older infants demonstrate some misconceptions, such as the A-not-B error. The preoperational period is from ages 2-7 . One significant limitation in children's thinking is their inability to focus on more than one object dimension at a time. The concrete operational period is from ages 7-12 . One significant limitation in children's thinking is their inability to interpret the world in terms of hypothetical events. The formal operational period is from 12 years onward.
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