Preoperational Stage of Cognitive Development(2-7 Years Old)

1)Develops egocentric thinking 2)Uses trial and error to discover new traits and characteristics 3)Conceptualizes time in present terms only 4)Uses Symbols to represent objects 5Develops more logical and intuitive thinking 6)Focuses on a single aspect of an object, producing some distortion of reality 7)Gains imaginative ability 8)Gradually begins to decenter view points