Hidalgo, Eight, Is Very Good at Addition and Subtraction, but He

question 173

Multiple Choice

Hidalgo, eight, is very good at addition and subtraction, but he has a hard time understanding the complex algebraic problems that his 14-year-old sister does. Hidalgo is currently in which of Piaget's stages of development?

• A) Preoperational
• B) Concrete operational
• C) Formal operational
• D) Conceptual operational

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