According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the ability to think about things that are not concrete, make predictions, and use logic to come up with hypotheses about the future is attained during the ________ stage.

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


Answer: D

Psychology

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a. clinical b. behavioral c. observational d. consequences

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a. individuating information b. just-world beliefs c. looking for commonalities d. avoiding social competition

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What survey method requires respondents to download a software application that contains a survey and complete the survey on their own computers at a time and location convenient for them?

a. Html survey b. Interactive survey c. E-mail survey d. Computerized adaptive test

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