The ability to mentally understand that 1 + 3 = 4 and 4 – 1 = 3 occurs in which stage of cognitive development?
a. Concrete operations
b. Formal operations
c. Intuitive thought
d. Preoperations
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A By 7 to 8 years of age, the child is able to retrace a process (reversibility) and has
the skills necessary for solving mathematical problems. This stage is called
concrete operations.
B The formal operations stage deals with abstract reasoning and does not occur
until adolescence.
C Thinking in the intuitive stage is based on immediate perceptions. A child in this
stage often solves problems by random guessing.
D In preoperational thinking, the child is usually able to add 1 + 3 = 4 but is unable
to retrace the process.
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