Children in Piaget's pre-operational stage of cognitive development will...

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Exploring what Piaget described about the pre-operational stage helps us evaluate each statement.
Option 1: 'lack a sense of self as different from others.' While young children in this stage have not yet mastered concrete logical operations, the claim that they lack a sense of self as separate from others is not accurate; egocentrism is specifically about inability to differentiate others' perspectives, not a broad lack of self-awareness. This option misstates the developmental feature.
Option 2: 'demonstrate egocentrism.' This is the classic hallmark of the pre-operational stage (roughly ages 2 to 7). Children at this stage have difficulty taking another person’s viewpoint, which is exactly what egocentrism entails in Piagetian theory. This option correctly identifies a core characteristic.
Option 3: 'will be able to perform conservation tasks.' Conservation—the understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or appearance—emerges in the concrete operational stage, not the pre-operational stage. Therefore, this statement is incorrect for children in pre-operational cognition.
Option 4: 'lack object permanence.' Object permanence is typically established during the sensorimotor stage (birth to about 2 years). By the time children enter the pre-operational stage, they generally have object permanence, so this option is false for pre-operational children.
In summary, the only statement that accurately reflects the pre-operational stage is that children demonstrate egocentrism; the other options describe abilities or limitations associated with other developmental stages or misstate core features.

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Children in Piaget's pre-operational stage of cognitive development will...

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