The nurse is planning a teaching session for a young child and her parents
According to Piaget's theory, the period of cognitive development in which the child is able to distinguish between concepts related to fact and fantasy, such as human beings are incapable of flying like birds, is the _______ period of cognitive development. a. Sensorimotor
b. Formal operations
c. Concrete operations
d. Preoperational
C
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A The sensorimotor stage occurs in infancy and is a period of reflexive behavior.
During this period, the infant's world becomes more permanent and organized.
The stage ends with the infant demonstrating some evidence of reasoning.
B Formal operations is a period in development in which new ideas are created
through previous thoughts. Analytic reason and abstract thought emerge in this
period.
C Concrete operations is the period of cognitive development in which children's
thinking is shifted from egocentric to being able to see another's point of view.
They develop the ability to distinguish fact from fantasy.
D The preoperational stage is a period of egocentrism in which the child's
judgments are illogical and dominated by magical thinking and animism.
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