EPPP Psychology

Category - Growth and Lifespan Development

Piaget’s model of childhood development identifies four stages of cognitive development that individuals move through as they grow up. Which of those stages involves animistic thinking-giving inanimate objects psychological attributes?
  1. Preoperational stage
  2. Sensorimotor stage
  3. Conservation stage
  4. Formal operational stage
Explanation
Answer: A - Preoperational stage, the second state of Piaget’s model, includes animistic thinking, the tendency to give inanimate objects psychological attributes. It also includes intuitive thinking and egocentrism, among other developments.
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