Which of the Following Would Characterize a Child Who Is

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would characterize a child who is in the formal operational stage of cognitive development?

• A) The child is able to think logically and systematically, even when dealing with abstract concepts.
• B) The child tends to focus on only one aspect of the situation, such as the height but not the width of the liquid in two containers.
• C) The child uses basic sensory and motor abilities to understand the world.
• D) The child can think logically, but his or her use of logic tends to be limited to tangible events or objects.

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Definitions:

Precausal Thinking

A type of logic in young children characterized by a lack of understanding of cause-and-effect relationships.

Egocentric Thinking

A cognitive perspective where an individual has difficulty understanding or acknowledging viewpoints other than their own.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, where infants from birth to approximately two years old learn about the world through their senses and actions.

Operations

Flexible, reversible mental manipulations of objects, in which objects can be mentally transformed and then returned to their original states.