Describe the key advances made by the preoperational child. Describe the ways in which the preoperational child’s thinking is still limited
What will be an ideal response?
Advances: symbolic representation enables children to understand that one object can stand for another, leading to advances in pretend play, deferred imitation, language, problem solving, drawing, writing, and reading.
Limitations: centration, focus on appearances, egocentrism, and animism
Psychology
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