Piaget Believed That Children First Become Capable of Hypothetical Thinking

question 159

Multiple Choice

Piaget believed that children first become capable of hypothetical thinking during the _____ stage.

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

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