According to Piaget, a child in the _____________ stage of cognitive development should be able to understand many mathematical concepts such as transitivity, but is likely to have difficulty understanding the more abstract ideas found in algebra
A) formal operational
B) preoperational
C) concrete operational
D) sensorimotor
Answer: C
Rationale: In the concrete operational stage (roughly spanning ages 7 to 11 years), children develop skills in using and manipulating numbers as well as logical thinking. However, Piaget believed that true abstract thinking does not develop until the formal operational stage.
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