If you showed a 2-year-old a model of her bedroom where you'd hidden a toy behind the bed, she would be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking. exhibit schematic thinking and be able to explain the study back to you. understand that the model represented her room, and be able to find the toy in her own room. misunderstand the instructions due to her lack of theory of mind. understand that the model represented her room, but not be able to find the toy in her own room.

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Zane Hopkins

Social Studies

17 September, 22:42

If you showed a 2-year-old a model of her bedroom where you'd hidden a toy behind the bed, she would be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking. exhibit schematic thinking and be able to explain the study back to you. understand that the model represented her room, and be able to find the toy in her own room. misunderstand the instructions due to her lack of theory of mind. understand that the model represented her room, but not be able to find the toy in her own room.

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Christine Snow · Answer 1

She would be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking.

Explanation:

Symbolic thinking is a form of thinking in which symbols are used to stand for things that are not present.

She will not be able to find the toy because there is no symbol that could lead her to the toy. At age 2, a child's use of symbolic thinking is still growing and mental reasoning emerging.