What Is Characteristic of the Preoperational Stage of Cognitive Development

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

• A)Thinking is logical.
• B)Thinking is concrete.
• C)Reasoning is inductive.
• D)Generalizations can be made.

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