Question

Engagement in pretend play and the ability to represent objects that are not present are associated with the symbolic function substage, which is the first substage of the _______ stage of cognitive development.

Answer 1

Answer:

preoperational                    

Explanation:

Preoperational stage: In psychology, the term "preoperational stage" is considered as one of the stages in the cognitive development theory that consists of four distinct stages and was introduced by Jean Piaget.

The preoperational stage is considered as the second stage and starts around two years of a child's life and lasts through seven years. A child gets involved in symbolic play, starts talking, and manipulates symbols.

Key features: Centration, symbolic representation, irreversibility, egocentrism, animism, etc.

In the question above, the given statement represents the preoperational stage.