Childhood is arguably the best and unforgettable time in an individual's life. Childhood memories are formed, and happiness and love are received from every other member of the family. I remember during my fourth birthday, my parents gave me what became my favorite childhood video game, Power Rangers.
Power Rangers video game allows a child to adventure alongside their favorite superhero in the mission to save the world. Also, the child can assist their legendary video game characters in defeating evil and winning battles by use of hidden powers — the game aids in the cognitive development of the child. I was in the preoperational stage of cognitive development when my parents bought me this video game (DeWolfe, 2018). I was much interested in the video game, and I would spend a significant amount of time in my room playing the game. The video game characters were my heroes, and I adored and imitated them in my real life.
Delegate your assignment to our experts and they will do the rest.
My play reflected the preoperational stage of cognitive development in several ways. First, it was a symbolic play in which the game characters represented the characters in the movie series, Power Rangers. The play allowed me to be part of the mission to save the world, and this prompted deferred imitation on my part after playing the game (DeWolfe, 2018). I would often make a sword from a piece of wood and imitate the Samurai in the video game. Also, I would make drawings of the video game characters and hang them on my bedroom wall. This enabled me to visualize superhero characters and adore them whenever I was in my room. The above activities are what Jean Piaget referred to as preconceptual thought, which is the initial stage in the preoperational stage of cognitive development (Salkind, 2008).
References
DeWolfe, T. E. (2018). Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health.Retrieved from https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ers&AN=93872065&site=eds-live&scope=site
Salkind, N. J. (Ed.). (2008). Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Sage Publications.
