Franklin’s response to the question was “the yellow toy box,” indicating that he has already overcome egocentrism and developed a theory of mind, meaning he understands that some people know things that other people don’t know. Even though he knows and Hattie knows the toy train is in the green toy box, Franklin recognizes that Susie does not have that information when she re-enters the room. Task 2: This task was chosen to test for cognitive challenges with pretend play. Franklin accepted the idea of playing pretend, but offered the idea of pretending to be pirates instead. The interaction between the researcher and the subject involved eight back-and-forth exchanges centered on the pretend play scenario. This demonstrates that Franklin has already learned how to engage in pretend play. Task 3: This task was chosen to test for cognitive challenges in overcoming animism. When asked “How is the chair feeling right now?”, Franklin’s response was “It doesn’t feel anything. It’s not alive.” This indicates that Franklin is aware of the inability of inanimate objects to express emotions. Thus, he has already overcome the cognitive struggle of animism. Task 4: This task was chosen to test for cognitive challenges with learning symbolism. Franklin responded correctly to two of the five demands. He correctly pointed to the dog and the bed. However, he did respond correctly when asked to point to the image for “fish” “lamp” or “rock”, the image which was not on the table. Franklin instead pointed to other images: oven, t-shirt, and sink, respectively. This may indicate that Franklin is at the beginning stages of learning symbolism. However, more experiments should be performed to support this assumption or present an alternative assumption for this particular cognitive challenge. Task 5: This task was chosen to test for cognitive challenges with conservation, or
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