EVIDENCE FOR A NEO-PIAGETIAN STAGE TRANSITION IN EARLY COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT

被引:6
作者
LEWIS, MD
ASH, AJ
机构
[1] Centre for Applied Cognitive Science, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Ontario
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D O I
10.1177/016502549201500304
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Criticisms of Piaget's stage theory have led neo-Piagetians to redefine stage change as an age-related-and possibly spurt-like-shift in the level of diverse cognitive operations. This study tests a hypothesised stage shift according to this definition, using longitudinal methodology in the period of early infancy. Case's theory of development predicts a stage transition beginning at about 4 months. To test this prediction, infants' performance on a battery of six sensorimotor tasks was examined weekly as they crossed the age range between 2.5 and 5.5 months. For all tasks, a pass rate of 50% was first observed between 3.7 and 4.6 months, and task profiles showed some evidence of clustering or synchrony. In addition, onset age data indicated intra-individual synchrony in task acquisitions, suggesting discontinuous or spurt-like changes in overall development. These results are consistent with a neo-Piagetian definition of stage change, and lend support to Case's model of early cognitive development.
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页码:337 / 358
页数:22
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