Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 4. Stage from birth to approximately two years of age
  2. 7. Year that psychologist Jean Piaget was born
  3. 9. Understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in appearance
  4. 10. Term Piaget used to describe active, learning children testing ideas
  5. 11. Mental framework used to organize and interpret information
  6. 12. Process of thinking about one's own thinking processes
  7. 13. Stage from 7 to 11 years characterized by logical thinking about concrete objects
  8. 14. Understanding that an operation or action can be mentally undone
  9. 16. State experienced when encountering information that contradicts existing beliefs
  10. 17. Reasoning process in the formal operational stage used to deduce conclusions
Down
  1. 1. Cognitive stage covering the approximate age range of 2 to 7 years
  2. 2. Understanding that an object continues to exist even when hidden
  3. 3. Modifying an existing schema to fit new information
  4. 4. Gradual changes in how individuals think, perceive, and understand the world
  5. 5. Difficulty in understanding perspectives different from one's own
  6. 6. Preoperational characteristic involving acquisition of vocabulary and grammar
  7. 7. Stage beginning around age 12 involving abstract and hypothetical thinking
  8. 8. Incorporating new information into an existing schema
  9. 14. Year that psychologist Jean Piaget passed away
  10. 15. Process of achieving cognitive balance between existing knowledge and new experiences