CAD1501
Assignment 3
DUE : 30 JULY 2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Department of Psychology of Education
CAD1501
Child and Adolescent Development
ASSESSMENT 03
Due Date: 30 July 2026
QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
[16 marks]
1.1 When does concrete-operational thought emerge?
Answer: C. During middle childhood
Piaget's concrete-operational stage develops from approximately 7 to 11 years of age.
During this stage, children start to reason using logical mental operations that apply to
concrete, real-world objects and situations, rather than only to what they can directly
perceive, as was the case in the preoperational stage that came before it.(Study Unit 2,
section 2.2, Figure 2.3, p. 13)
1.2 Of what are egocentrism and pretend play hallmark features?
Answer: A. Preoperational
Piaget describes the preoperational phase (roughly 2 to 7 years) as a period in which the
child is self-centred and struggles to see a situation from another person's point of view.
Assignment 3
DUE : 30 JULY 2026
, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
Department of Psychology of Education
CAD1501
Child and Adolescent Development
ASSESSMENT 03
Due Date: 30 July 2026
QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
[16 marks]
1.1 When does concrete-operational thought emerge?
Answer: C. During middle childhood
Piaget's concrete-operational stage develops from approximately 7 to 11 years of age.
During this stage, children start to reason using logical mental operations that apply to
concrete, real-world objects and situations, rather than only to what they can directly
perceive, as was the case in the preoperational stage that came before it.(Study Unit 2,
section 2.2, Figure 2.3, p. 13)
1.2 Of what are egocentrism and pretend play hallmark features?
Answer: A. Preoperational
Piaget describes the preoperational phase (roughly 2 to 7 years) as a period in which the
child is self-centred and struggles to see a situation from another person's point of view.
