Piaget's research

After reading chapter six I learned a lot about Piaget’s research with more in depth detail. The six stages of sensorimotor intelligence to me as well as object permanence really made me think and I feel the need to share it with all of you. The six stages of sensorimotor intelligence to me is fascinating. The fact that just by observation and experiment we can get inside the minds of babies and see how far along they are different ages that match the stages. I also found the three circular reactions to be interesting . The primary circular reactions involve the baby and its own body. The secondary circular reactions involve the baby and an object or another person. The third deals with a child’s first independent action on their way to discovery. The concept of object permanence intrigued me. Object permanence is knowing an object still exists even when you cannot see, touch or hear it. (Berger, 2008 pg. 158) I did not know that to babies younger than about two years could easily forget about something just because it is completely out of site. Although Piaget was a little off in his finding according to the book I still believe without him the field of developmental psychology would not be where it is today.