Developmental Psychology in Life

Developmental Psychology
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Developmental Psychology
Sensorimotor stage
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development describes four stages, including the sensorimotor stage. This developmental stage runs from birth until when the child is two years old. They learn through motor activity without using symbols. At this stage, children establish an understanding of the permanence of an object (McLeod, 2018). Therefore, this toy would help him verify the existence of things. The toy is transgender since the child has not yet established gender inclinations.
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Preoperational stage
This stage begins at two years and runs through to 7. The child is developing memory and imagination. Memory and imagination development makes them egocentric and cannot think beyond their viewpoints (McLeod,2018). The children can also attach meaning to objects and symbols. I chose this toy because my nephew ca...