You are caring for a 4-year-old child who is hospitalized for an infection. he tells you that he is sick because he was bad. which is the most correct interpretation of his comment?

Representative of his cognitive development.

The preschool period refers to the years the age between 3 and 5 years considered as the preschool period. In this period Physical development occurs at slower pace than cognitive and psychosocial development. The maturation of brain of preschoolers continues. They demonstrate their ability to think more complexly by classifying objects by questioning. Children become aware of cause-and-effect relationships.