According to Piaget, children begin using their new cognitive skills as they acquire them, and many times these new cognitive skills can be witnessed during play. What would be an example of children using symbolic functioning during play?
a. using a stick as a "magic wand" turning rocks into dolls
b. leaving their footprints in the dirt
c. pretending that they are on a different planet
d. engaging in play in which there are two or more teams
A. The symbolic function substage refers to children using symbols to represent the world around them.
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