Compare and contrast the information processing approach and Piaget's theory of cognitive development

What will be an ideal response?


A good answer will be similar to the following:
+ Piaget's theory is a single comprehensive theory whereas information processing (IP) represents a general approach encompassing many different theories.
+ Piaget's theory is more comprehensive than IP. It links different facets of cognitive development.
+ The information processing approach describes specific components of cognition more precisely than does Piaget's approach.
+ Piaget's theory emphasizes the "whole" of cognition while IP emphasizes the "parts."
+ Piaget's theory emphasizes periodic, qualitative changes in cognition whereas IP emphasizes gradual, continuous, quantitative changes in cognition.
+ Piaget's theory has stages, but IP does not.

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