Question

Sharon would prefer a long piece of licorice compared to the same amount cut into smaller pieces because she cannot yet understand the concept of conservation. Sharon also believes that the sun and moon are alive because when she walks, they seem to follow her. According to Piaget, Sharon probably is at the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Answer 1

Question Options:

A. sensory motor

B concrete

C formal

D preoperational

Answer: According to Piaget, Sharon is at the PREOPERATIONAL stage of cognitive development.

Explanation: The preoperational stage of cognitive development refers to the Piagetian phase of child development characterized by sparse and logically inadequate mental operations and inability to reason or work with symbols.

This stage begins around age 2, as children start to talk, and lasts until approximately age 7.

Answer 2

The correct answer is preoperational

Preoperative thinking in children, a theory developed by the famous psychologist Jean Piaget, describes the characteristics of reasoning between 2 and 7 years of age. Preoperative thinking is the stage of cognitive development that the child goes through between 2 and 7 years old.