Question

Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother. Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow. Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn’t think his mother can see him. Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget’s cognitive stages of development?

Answer 1

Answer:

Pre-operational stage

Explanation:

The pre-operational stage is the second stage of Piaget's developmental cognitive theory. this stage is started at 2 years and ens up at the stage of 7 years. at this stage, children think about symbolically rather than using cognitive interpretation. Yet a child is not able to use the mental representation. this means that a child is not using logic during this stage.  

Cent ration is the main point during this stage when the child focuses only on one aspect of the situation rather than both sides. when the child focuses on one side then de-centers from the other side. at this stage, children have difficulties in focusing on both aspects of the situation.  

children thought and communication both are egocentric at this stage. egocentrism is a perspective in which children see only their viewpoint rather than others viewpoints.