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Here are summarized notes on Jean Piaget and his theory of cognitive development: 1. **Background**: Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was a Swiss psychologist renowned for his work on child development and cognitive psychology. 2. **Cognitive Development Stages**: - **Sensorimotor Stage (0-2 years)**: Infants explore the world through senses and motor actions. Object permanence (the understanding that objects exist even when not seen) develops during this stage. - **Preoperational Stage (2-7 years)**: Children use symbols and language to represent their experiences. They lack conservation (understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance). - **Concrete Operational Stage (7-11 years)**: Children can think logically about concrete events and grasp conservation. They can perform mental operations but struggle with abstract thinking. - **Formal Operational Stage (11+ years)**: Adolescents and adults can think abstractly, reason hypothetically, and engage in ded