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1. In what ways does preoperational thought limit a child's ability to think?

2. What sets Vygotsky's ideas apart from those of Piaget?

3. Give a hypothetical illustration of how a parent can foster cognitive accomplishments in the zone of proximal development.

4. How do young children's scripts aid recall of specific past experiences, & how do they distort recollections?

5. How can caregivers aid in the development of memory during the preschool years?

6. What advice might you give a police officer who is planning to interview a preschool child who witnessed a crime?

7. How do 2-year olds differ from 6-year olds in the theory of the mind?

8. What four factors influence whether a young child will understand a false belief?

9. How does the rapid acquisition of new words occur during the preschool years?

10. What limitations are to be expected in a young child's accurate use of words & grammar?

11. What social change & what research discovery combined to increase the number of children in preschool programs?

12. What findings indicate that preschool education programs such as Project Head Start succeed?

13. In your experience what misunderstanding did you have as a preschool child because of your limited theory of mind or because of your magical or egocentric perspective?