If you are from a culture where Santa Claus is not a cultural icon think about whether there is a benevolent/magical character in your culture, most cultures have someone who is similar (briefly explain the character to me so I can understand).  For each stage include:What might the individual in that stage do when confronted with a Santa Claus, say in a mall?What might the individual in that stage think about Santa Claus and Christmas?What might the individual in that stage tell others about Santa Claus and Christmas?

InstructionsIn this class we primarily look at one age group at a time.  Sometimes the changes between age groups gets lost in this process.  So, this group assignment lets you compare cognitive development applied to different age groups.  Your task is to use what you have learned about each of Piaget’s major stages: sensorimotor stage, preoperational stage, concrete operational, and formal operational stage. Tell me how an individual in that stage would react to Santa Claus.  You do not need to hone in on the substages within the major stages but include as much as seems appropriate from the major ways in which a child in that stage would think about, react to, and experience Santa Claus. Think about the differences as you go.  If you are from a culture where Santa Claus is not a cultural icon think about whether there is a benevolent/magical character in your culture, most cultures have someone who is similar (briefly explain the character to me so I can understand).  For each stage include:What might the individual in that stage do when confronted with a Santa Claus, say in a mall?What might the individual in that stage think about Santa Claus and Christmas?What might the individual in that stage tell others about Santa Claus and Christmas?