Dawn is a week old. Ellis is six years of age. Fritzi is nine years of age. Girard is fifteen years of age. In the context of th
e stages of development suggested by Piaget, which of the following pairs is CORRECTLY matched? A. Dawn - sensorimotor
B. Ellis - concrete operational
C. Fritzi - formal operational
D. Girard - postoperational
The pair that is correctly matched is Dawn in the sensorimotor stage of development because Piaget says this state lasts from birth until 2 years of age. Basically the child at this early stage learns about the world by movements and sensations. The next stage from 2 to 7 years is called the preoperational stage where children begin to think symbolically and they use words and pictures to represent the objects around them although they still tend to think in very concrete terms about the things they encounter.
