Question

Amelia’s parents and Jason and Janet’s parents have decided they want to have a Monopoly game night together. Jason (11 yrs old), is excited to play with the adults but is worried about his little sister Janet (1 yr old) and Amelia (6 yrs old) not being mature enough to play. Jason realizes he’s correct when he sees his little sister just playing with the community chest cards and Amelia making up her own rules about how the game should be played (such as every time someone lands on a railroad, they have to pay her – despite the fact she doesn’t own any of them). Even more frustrating, Jason tries to keep up with the adults, as they make special pacts regarding some of the properties, but he doesn’t understand how it is supposed to work; thankfully, he is still able to play the game fairly decently – following the rules as best he can.

Using Piaget's theory, answer the following questions and provide justification as to why they are in this stage

1. What stage are the adults in?

2. What stage is Amelia in?

3. What stage is Janet in?

4. What stage is Jason in?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The adults are in the Formal Operational Stage. Any person above the age of 12 who can think abstractly is under this stage.

2. Amelia is in the Preoperational Stage. The preoperational stage consists of children between 2-7 years old. As Amelia is 6 years old, she is in the preoperational stage. Other than that, egocentrism and inability to understand the perspectives of others are also present in Amelia which are the characteristics of this stage.

3. Janet is in the Sensorimotor Stage. Sensorimotor stage lasts up to the age of 2 years. As Janet is 1 year old, she is in this stage.

4. Jason is in the Concrete Operational Stage. A child who is in the age group of 7-11 years, is in this stage. Though in this stage, children start to think logically, their thinking is still concrete which is very evident in the case of Jason.