Understanding Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage

Hard Unit 6: Developmental Psychology Cognitive Development

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development identifies several stages that children progress through as they develop their abilities to think and understand the world around them. According to Piaget, children move through four key stages: the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational stages. Which of the following descriptions best exemplifies the ability to perform operations mentally rather than physically, and to understand the concept of conservation and reversibility, which are critical aspects of cognitive development as articulated in Piaget's stages?

Children in the preoperational stage show egocentrism, thinking everyone views the world as they do.

Children in the concrete operational stage can perform operations like addition and subtraction and understand conservation.

Children in the sensorimotor stage explore the world primarily through their senses and actions.

Children in the formal operational stage can think abstractly and hypothesize about future possibilities.

Children are primarily focused on magical thinking and imaginative play during the preoperational stage.

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