Why did Jean Piaget describe the years between 2 and 6 as the stage of preoperational thought?

What will be an ideal response?


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The receptive cells for the functions of the utricle and saccule are ______.

A. otoliths B. hair cells C. cupula and endolymph D. cilia

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