Describe the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget, and discuss the major developmental changes associated with each of the stages

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Answers to this question should include the correct names for each of the stages and the ages associated with each stage in Piaget's theory: sensorimotor (0-2 years), preoperational (2-7 years), concrete operational (7-11 years), and formal operational (11+ years). In addition, the key accomplishments and key limitations at each stage should be included. During the sensorimotor stage, object permanence emerges. During the preoperational stage, children show evidence of centration, irreversibility, and egocentrism. During the concrete operational stage, children develop the ability to solve conservation problems and hierarchical classification problems, and the limitations of the preoperational period (egocentrism, centration, and irreversibility) decline or disappear. Finally, during the formal operational stage, children become capable of abstract reasoning.

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