I agree and disagree with some aspects of Piaget's theory on the stages of development. One aspect I do not agree with is the age of the preoperational stage of this development, in which the child can only think one dimensionally, which means they only can focus on one aspect, and that they still do not have the cognitive ability to think logically. Piaget states that this stage goes throughout the ages 2-7. I disagree with this age range due to the fact that a 5-7 year old may be a very logical thinkers at this age if they are slightly more advanced. For example, at the age of 6 I was already reading books such as Harry Potter and actually understanding them. Another aspect of it that i would slightly disagree with is the fact that in the formal operational stage, which is ages 12 and up, people just begin to thinking about abstract thinking and topics such as time, friends, love and faith. I feel that people start to understand concepts such as these at a much younger age. But, I agree with almost every other aspect of his theories as it seems accurate as to when people develop certain things such as object permanence and if a person is egocentric or not, as these are common things that are easy to evaluate and study.
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