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This stage lasts from
approximately 2 to 7 years of age.
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It is also known as. PRE-OPERATIONAL STAGE.
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In this stage, children
begin to think symbolically and they use language.
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their thinking is still very
intuitive.
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children begin to represent
the world with words, images and drawings.
They may tell you that teddy was naughty, spilt the drink and fully expect
you to believe that because they would.
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They make little use of
reasoning and logic.
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Symbolic thought goes beyond
simple connections of sensory information and physical action.
use of language is not always as sophisticated, as it might
seem. For example, children tend to confuse words with objects they
represent. Suppose the child calls a toy block a ‘scooter’ and makes a
‘bicycle’ with it, the child may be upset.
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During this pre-operational
stage, the child is also quite egocentric.
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They are unable to take the
viewpoint of other one.
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However, although pre-school
children can symbolically represent the world sometimes during this stage,
children behave in an egocentric manner.
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Why they seem exasperatingly
selfish or uncooperative ?
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Piaget believed that the
child is not being selfish in the ordinary sense. He just doesn’t realize
that your views differ from his.
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