Dr. Cooper wants to assess a child’s level of cognitive development using Piaget’s model. If he were to administer the “Three Mountains” task to a child, he might be examining the ________ associated with the preoperational stage.
Marco is 10 years old. He tends to think very logically about things, and his parents are amazed at how quickly his analytical abilities are developing. He still does not do well when considering abstract situations and hypothetical situations. According to Piaget, which stage of cognitive development does Marco currently occupy?
When playing peekaboo with her father, 1-year-old Shelly often looks a little upset when her father’s face is covered by his hands. Shelly delights in glee when her father uncovers his face and smiles, but then she looks unhappy again when her father’s face is covered. Which cognitive quality does Shelly seem to lack?
Jarius’s ninth grade teacher says to his students, “Let’s pretend that a race of friendly aliens comes to this planet and agrees they will use their powers to eradicate one and only one illness from the planet. They give the planet one week to decide which illness should be eliminated. If the answer was up to you, which illness would you choose and why?” Jarius is able to think about this hypothetical situation and come up with a logical, well-reasoned answer. Jarius is probably in the ________ stage of development.
If a child has started using symbolic thought to explore and understand her world, but has not yet mastered concrete circumstances, she is probably operating within the ________ stage of cognitive development.