When children perform Piaget's pendulum task and generate the correct answer but find it difficult to explain why their answer is correct or the reasoning behind their answer, it is clear they are in the cognitive stage of ____

preoperations
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sensorimotor
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concrete operations
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formal operations
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concrete operations

Psychology

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

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a. target-directed behavior. c. center-directed behavior. b. goal-directed behavior. d. focused behavior.

Psychology