Missy is baking cookies for the first time and realizes that she doesn't have the brown sugar called for in the recipe. Which of the following best represents how she would likely handle this problem if in Piaget's formal operational stage of cognitive development?
A. She grabs other ingredients that look like brown sugar and tries them out in her recipe to see how they taste.
B. She thinks through other ingredients available in her house and selects the best alternative sweetener.
C. She gives up on the recipe and does not consider other ingredients that could serve as substitutes.
D. She omits the ingredient and proceeds as planned, without considering what effect this will have on the cookies.
Answer: B
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