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L8 Assignment 1

L8 Assignment 1

Q 1. Read/study Chapter Nine of the textbook Children: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood. 2. Chapter Assignment: Create Two-Column notes for Chapter Nine. Make sure to explain each section and item in your own words. Where appropriate add an example. If you need to use the textbook's words, they must be have "quotation marks" before and after each phrase you use. 3. OR in your own words, define the Key Terms found at the end of your chapter. In either case, please carefully label your work so that your instructor knows which style of assignment you chose. 4. Your professor prefers that you put all definitions in your own words--it allows her to see that you understand the meanings of the terms and definitions. Where appropriate add an example. If you need to use the textbook's words, they must be have "quotation marks" before and after each phrase you use.

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The three views of cognitive changes that occur in early childhood. - Piaget preoperational stage of development - This stage begins from 2 years of age and last about 7 years. - In this stage, children cannot yet perform mental operation (such as reversible mental activities), but they may start to describe the environment using word, pictures, and drawing, establish persistent conceptions, and reasoning. - Limitation: Animism and egocentrism - Children of this stage attribute life-like qualities to the non-living beings such as toy, teddy. - Egocentrism is the inability to understand other’s point of view. - Kids start to think and barrage adults with inquiries during the intuitive thought sub stage, which lasts from 4 to 7 years of age. Thought during this sub stage is referred to as intuitive because kids appear to be certain of their understanding while being ignorant of how they understand what they know. - Centration and lack of conservation are the key characteristics of this stage.