Human Growth and Development / Unit 5 HGD 0624 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Symbolic Representation and Animism
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The idea
Preoperational children use symbolic representation, letting words and objects stand for other things, and show animism, believing objects are alive and conscious.
In practice
A crayon flying as a rocket, and a child sure the moon is following her home.
Where people slip
Symbolic thought drives imaginative play; animism fades as children learn how the world works.
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