Piaget's stages of intellectual intelligence are well known to all teaching professionals. Which of the following is an example of preoperational cognitive development?
A) Children use grasping, manipulation, and other tactile sensations to begin the thought process.
B) Children think in abstract terms and can mentally manipulate concepts that require abstract reasoning.
C) Children acquire representational skills such as language, mental imagery, symbolic play, and drawing.
D) Children enjoy games with rules and understand the consequences of not following the rules of a game.

Question

Piaget's stages of intellectual intelligence are well known to all teaching professionals. 	Which of the following is an example of preoperational cognitive development?
A) Children use grasping, manipulation, and other tactile sensations to begin the thought process.
B) Children think in abstract terms and can mentally manipulate concepts that require abstract reasoning.
C) Children acquire representational skills such as language, mental imagery, symbolic play, and drawing.
D) Children enjoy games with rules and understand the consequences of not following the rules of a game.

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Preoperational cognitive development, according to Piaget, occurs roughly between the ages of 2 and 7 years. During this stage, children begin to engage in symbolic play and learn to manipulate symbols, but they do not yet understand concrete logic. Acquiring representational skills such as language, mental imagery, symbolic play, and drawing is characteristic of this stage.

Piaget's Stages of Intellectual Intelligence Are Well Known to All