Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
a) preoperational; concrete operations; sensorimotor; formal operations
b) concrete operations; sensorimotor; preoperational; formal operations
c) sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations
d) preoperational; sensorimotor; concrete operations; formal operations
ANS: C, The order in which Piaget's stages occur is sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations.
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