Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Spring 1972
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Committee Chair
Roger L. Garrett
Second Committee Member
Bernard Jackson
Third Committee Member
A. James Hawkins
Abstract
A series of thirteen role-taking and cognitive development tasks, taken from research done on Piaget's developmental theories, were presented to ascertain the relationship between refined role-taking skills and the level of intellectual development demonstrated by a child in Piaget's pre-operational phase (two to seven years).
The results indicated that a child in this age range is not able to remove himself from his egocentric position and utilize the concepts of decentering and reversibility in constructing a meaningful message. This would indicate a lack of role-taking skill refinement.
It was concluded that the use of this type of task series would aid a therapist in determining a beginning level of therapy that was meaningful to the client.
Recommended Citation
Green, Linda Suzanne, "A Case Study of the Relationship between Role-taking Skills and Intellectual Development" (1972). All Master's Theses. 1860.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/1860