At a Social Event, You Chat with Someone You Meet

question 69

Multiple Choice

At a social event, you chat with someone you meet about your family, telling them that your brother is older than you and your sister is older than your brother. They then ask you who is the youngest in the family. Jean Piaget would say that this person has not reached the:

• A) sensorimotor stage
• B) concrete operational stage
• C) formal operational stage
• D) preoperational stage

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