By Age Five, Most Children _____

question 76

Multiple Choice

By age five, most children _____.

• A) have mastered all the rules of grammar
• B) can use about 5,000 words properly
• C) are capable of communicating adequately in their native language
• D) all of these options

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development where children aged 7 to 12 develop logical thinking skills but are still concrete in their approach to problem-solving.

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals are able to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Egocentrism

In psychology, the inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in developmental psychology, especially his theory of cognitive development in children.