Eight-year-old Julia can arrange toys according to their size, from the biggest to the smallest. She knows that if toy A is bigger than toy B and toy B is bigger than toy C, then toy A is bigger than toy C. In the context of Piagetian cognitive development, which of the following is exemplified in this scenario?
A. seriation and transitive inference
B. number and mathematics
C. cause and effect
D. spatial thinking and centration
Answer: A
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