According to Piaget, a preschool child (3 to 5 years old) who comes to the clinic is expected by the nurse to exhibit which of the following behaviors?
1. Far-reaching problem-solving
2. Exploration of the environment
3. Cooperation and sharing with others
4. Thinking with the use of symbols and images
ANS: 4
According to Piaget, the preoperational child (age 2 to 7 years) is learning to think with the use of symbols and mental images. Organization of thoughts and far-reaching problem-solving are noted in Piaget's formal operations (11 years to adulthood) stage of cognitive development. Ac-cording to Piaget, the child explores the environment in the sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) of cognitive development. Cooperation and sharing are seen in Piaget's concrete operations (age 7 to 11 years) stage of cognitive development.
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