Discuss preoperational thought.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Preoperational thought is characterized by the use of symbols to represent objects and relationships among them. The most important kind of symbolic activity of young children is language, but children's early use of language leaves something to be desired in the realm of logic. According to Piaget, preschoolers' drawings are symbols of objects, people, and events in children's lives. Symbolism is also expressed as symbolic or pretend play.
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What will be an ideal response?
Phoenix, a research assistant, is going to "draw names out of a hat" to select research participants for his study. Phoenix would be
a. choosing a random sample. b. circumventing the proper protocol. c. stratifying the sample. d. doing a qualitative research study.