A parent tells the nurse that his child is quite creative and learning how to pretend with "almost anything in the house." According to Piaget, this child is descriptive of which stage/phase?

Question

1. Tertiary circular reaction: stage 5
2. Inventions of new means: stage 6
3. Preconceptual phase
4. Concrete operations phase

Answer 1

Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Stage 5, 12 to 18 months, is characterized by discovery of new goals and ways to attain goals. Rituals are important in this stage.
Rationale 2: Stage 6, inventions of new means, is from 18 to 24 months. The significant behavior is identified by interpretation of the environment by mental image. Make-believe and pretend-play are in use during this stage.
Rationale 3: The preconceptual phase, 2 to 4 years, is when the child uses an egocentric approach to accommodate the demands of an environment.
Rationale 4: The concrete operations phase, 7 to 11 years, is where the child is able to solve concrete problems and begins to understand relationships such as size, right, and left, and is cognizant of viewpoints.