Preschool and School-Age Development · NCLEX Exam

What characteristic is typical of school-age cognitive development?

  1. Purely abstract thinking with no concrete reference at all
  2. Logical thinking about concrete events, skill mastery, and peer comparison
  3. Total reliance on adults to complete every routine task
  4. Behavioral regression to a toddler stage of dependence
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Correct answer: Logical thinking about concrete events, skill mastery, and peer comparison

During school age, children advance in concrete operational thinking, skill mastery, peer comparison, and development of competence.

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