alleryBetween about 4 and 7 years, children ask endless 'why' questions. Piaget named this substage:
AIntuitive thought
BSymbolic function
CConcrete operations
DFormal operations
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Intuitive thought
1. Piaget split the preoperational stage into two substages.
2. The symbolic function substage (about 2 to 4) centres on mental symbols and pretend play.
3. From about 4 to 7, children want answers to everything: why is the sky blue, how do trees grow.
4. Piaget called this the **intuitive thought** substage: reasoning is beginning but cannot yet be explained.
**Why not the others:** Symbolic function is the earlier substage of the same stage, so it is the main trap.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Psychology, Ch 3 "Human Development", section "Cognitive Development", p. 50 (ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kepy103.pdf)_
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