Relates to self and others; social sharing; “on-the-make”
Makes up rules
Industrious, but still anxious
Enjoys sex roles and gender identification
Jealous of same sex
Learns by particulars: one-attribute; visual measurement
Needs to save face
Feels remorse and guilt Learns conservation tasks: estimating, numbering, quantity, am
Can think in terms of mental reversibility
Generalizes; categorizes, creates broad subsets, groups numbers
Reasons spatially and temporally
Uses tools, pencils, scissors, but may need help Left-right identity
Dream vs reality
Time-distance understood
Imitates; copies
Wants a model to copy
Writes
Rips, tears, pastes
Sense of justice
Can delay gratification
Uses 5-6 word sentences
Scans
Sight recognition
Sound recognition
Rhythm and tonality established
Still egocentric; self-directed rather than other-directed
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