Challenge 2

Front

What is the preoperational stage according to Piaget?

Back

from approximately age 2 to age 7

Front

What cognitive limitation do children in the preoperational stage exhibit?

Back

They cannot understand conservation.

Front

What does Piaget mean by 'transformation'?

Back

The process of changing one state into another

Front

At what age do people typically reach the formal operational stage according to Piaget?

Back

Around age 12

Front

What is egocentric thinking?

Back

The inability to take others' perspectives

Front

What is the primary characteristic of the concrete operational stage?

Back

Ability to perform operations on concrete objects

Front

What is the significance of the concept of 'conservation' in Piaget's theory?

Back

It refers to the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape.

Front

In the context of cognitive development, what does 'centration' refer to?

Back

Focusing on one limited aspect of a stimulus

Front

What does the term 'symbolic function' signify in the preoperational stage?

Back

The ability to use language to represent actions

Front

Children in the preoperational stage can understand the concept of transformation as adults do.

Back

False