Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Piaget’s Stages

The video explores developmental psychology, focusing on how children absorb knowledge and change rapidly. It discusses research methods like longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, and the nature vs. nurture debate, emphasizing that both genes and environment influence development. The video also covers Piaget's stages of cognitive development, explaining how children's thinking evolves through sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages.

Discuss how children build knowledge through their experiences according to the text.

How do children in the formal operational stage think differently compared to those in earlier stages?

What is the significance of Piaget's stages in understanding child development?

What are some limitations of Piaget's theory as mentioned in the text?