5. Concrete operational stage

What are some characterisitcs of the concrete operational stage?

• less egocentric

• can't process abstract thought or hypothetical reasoning

• logical thought develops

• can easily use deductive reasoning

The following is an example of what kind of reasoning?

Premise 1: All mammals have lungs.

Premise 2: A dolphin is a mammal.

Conclusion: A dolphin must have lungs.

• inductive

• deductive

Children learn that some things that have been changed can return to their original state. For example: A child understands that 2 + 3 = 5 and can reverse it to know that 5 - 3 = 2.

A child begins to understand that when something changes in shape or appearance it is still the same amount.

.e.g. If you break a chocolate into smaller pieces, it is still the same amount of chocolate that it was when it was whole.

Children begin to understand the concept of conservation:

• sensorimotor stage

• preoperational stage

• concrete operational stage

• formal operational stage

What is the attention span (natural) of a child aged 6-7?

• 2-5 minutes

• 5-10 minutes

• 10-12 minutes

• 15-20 minutes

At the end of preschool, children should have .. ... which means that ypu don't need to motivate them for them to be interested in something.

What are some things children should be able to do by the end of preschool in terms of order, knowing days of the week, seasons, and stories?

Answer explanation

Know the days of the week and the order

Know the seasons and the order

can tell a story in order

What is the leading sense for children at the end of preschool?

What is this an example of:

(if you kick the stone, you'll hurt it)

• opposition

• finalism

• magical thinking

• animism