In terms of cognitive development, a 5-year-old child should be expected to do which?
a. Think abstractly.
b. Use magical thinking.
c. Understand conservation of matter.
d. Understand another person's perspective.
ANS: B
Magical thinking is believing that thoughts can cause events. An example is thinking of the death of a parent might cause it to happen. Abstract thought does not develop until the school-age years. The concept of conservation is the cognitive task of school-age children, ages 5 to 7 years. A 5-year-old child cannot understand another person's perspective.
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