The child has an intuitive grasp of logical concepts in some areas. However, there is still a tendency to focus attention on one aspect of an object while ignoring others. Concepts formed are crude and irreversible. Easy to believe in magical increase, decrease, disappearance. Reality not firm.
Perceptions dominate judgment.
In moral-ethical realm, the child is not able to show principles underlying best behavior. Evidence for organized, logical thought. There is the ability to perform multiple classification tasks, order objects in a logical sequence, and comprehend the principle of conservation. The child is capable of concrete problem-solving. Class logic-finding bases to sort unlike objects into logical groups where previously it was on superficial perceived attribute such as color.