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What are the stages associated with Piaget's stages of development? Do you believe this theory is relevant to U.S. culture? Why or why not?

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With the ever expanding cultural diversity in the U.S., cognitive development theories should be reviewed to ascertain value in the development of today's society. Is there a place for Piaget's original theory of cognitive development in today's culture in the U.S.? The basic stages of development are investigated here to determine their role in our cognition.

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What are the stages associated with Piaget's stages of development? Do you believe this theory is relevant to U.S. culture? Why or why not?

4 Piaget stages of development:

Sensorimotor (birth-2)-infant construct understanding of world through coordination of sensory experiences to physical activity beginning with reflexive, instinctual behavior and progressing to the beginnings of symbolic thought

Preoperational (2-7yrs)-child begins to characterize the world through words and images that ...

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