Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characterized by abstract thinking and the creation of hypotheticals?

A. sensorimotor
B. preoperational
C. formal operations
D. concrete operations


Answer: C

Psychology

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a. autobiographical memories. c. infantile amnesia. b. episodic memories. d. episodic amnesia.

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A. reviewer bias B. editorial policy C. editor's bias D. consistency with previous findings

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Decribe the development of spatial reasoning during the concrete operational stage.

What will be an ideal response?

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