*I do not own rights to this music* Lyrics: Now this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I'd like to take a minute Just sit and wait I'll tell you a little bit about Jean Piaget In Switzerland born and raised Studying psychology is how he spent most of his days Cognitive development is super cool Now his theory is taught in several schools How we perceive the world is broken in four stages From birth all the way to our old ages Quarantine has me bored, my momma has me bent I said, "I’m gonna learn the Theory of Cognitive Development” From birth to 2 years is the sensorimotor stage Reflexes and reactions are used to engage Symbols also help things make more sense Playing Peek-A-Boo and said “is this object permanence?" Stage 2, we’re doing pretty good Egocentrism is how things are understood Conservation errors occur, even though quantity’s the same Should I keep going? Ok, I’m game! Transductive logic, centration, intuitive thought Is higher reasoning ever being brought? You may not think so You’ll see, it’s sensational Get ready for stage three, it’s concrete operational Ages 7 to 11 we refine schema with what we’re taught Inductive reasoning to organize conclusive thought Logical thinking is used but not abstract yet That comes in formal operational stage, don’t fret! Hypo-deductive reasoning is used here Approaching problems systematically to make things clear Unlike the last stage we’re independently thinking now Thinking logically without needing objects around Not everyone hits every stage and that is fine This theory is a guide of development over time We hit all 4 stages in just one day And that’s the theory By Jean Piaget
