Jean Piaget believed in the cognitive development theory which says that "Behavior is the result of the interaction between biological givens and environmental influences."
His developmental stages are as follows:
Sensorimotor Stage- Birth to 2
Pre-operational Stage- 2 to 7
Concrete Operations- 7 to 11
Formal Operations- 11 to 15
Ross and Rachel Raping "Baby Got Back" to Emma
Emma, Ross and Rachel's baby, would be in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development in Piaget's theory. This means she is experiencing the world through senses and actions (looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping).
In the clip above, Ross and Rachel get Emma to laugh by singing the song "Baby Got Back" to her and by dancing to it as well. Piaget would say that laughing would be Emma's reflexive response to watching her parents sing and dance because babies have very little intention to their actions. Also, at Emma's age, babies have to rely on adults and the environment for stimulation. Ross and Rachel are giving Emma stimulation by dancing and singing, even though they aren't sure if it was the most appropriate song.
Ben Mimicking Rachel
In this clip from Friends Ben mimics what Rachel says as she is trying to get him to understand the consequences of playing pranks. Ben would be in the pre-operational stage of Piaget's cognitive development theory. During this stage kids represents things with words and images; using intuitive rather than logical reasoning.
In this stage Piaget would say that Ben doesn't understand cause and effect. So he doesn't understand that his actions have consequences. Also, Ben knows how to use language to communicate. But with not knowing cause and effect he doesn't know that mimicking is not an effective way to communicate and that it is frowned upon. Also, at his age he has difficulty understanding other people's point of view, so he doesn't know how his pranks make other people feel.
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