Egocentrism begins strongly and then weakens. Magical beliefs are constructed. Transitioning from primitive to more sophisticated use of symbols. Can't yet use operational thought. Operations are internalized sets of actions that allow the child to do mentally what before was done physically.
Operations are highly organized and conform to certain rules and principles of logic.
The young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present. Other symbols are language and pretend play . Intuitive means they seem so sure about their knowledge and understanding, yet are so unaware of how they know what they know. They know something but know it without the use of rational thinking. They have difficulty putting things into correct categories.