Preoperational intelligence was developed by Jean Piaget. This new form of cognitive functioning is no longer limited to the senses and sensorimotor skills. He stated this type of symbolic thought occurs between the ages of 2 and 6, and consists of language and imagination. In addition, preoperational intelligence comes before logic and reasoning skills are fully developed.
Piaget discusses four limitations that prohibit logical thinking. Centration is the tendency to only associate a situation with exclusive items, not considering that other items can be added. In addition, Egocentrism, "self-centeredness" is the process of children only viewing things from their perspective (Berger, p. 238). "Focus on appearance" occurs in females when what they see if literally what they are. Static reasoning is the understanding that nothing changes. And finally, irreversibly is the failure to recognize reversing a situation can build a new situation.
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