The nurse working in a pediatric clinic uses Piaget's theory for assessment of her clients' developmental status
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 behaviours? a. Exploration of the environment
b. Thinking with the use of symbols and images
c. Cooperation and sharing
d. Organization of thoughts and far-reaching problem solving
B
According to Piaget, the preoperational child (ages 2 to 7 years) is learning to think with the use of symbols and mental images.
According 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 stage (ages 7 to 11 years) of cognitive development.
Organization of thoughts and far-reaching problem solving are noted in Piaget's formal opera-tions stage (ages 11 years to adulthood) of cognitive development.
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