A child who has just begun to demonstrate the ability to understand and apply logical operations to help interpret specific experiences or perceptions is in which of the Piaget stages of cognitive development?
a. Sensorimotor
b. Preoperational thought
c. Formal operational thought
d. Concrete operational thought
ANS: D
The Piaget concrete operational stage of cognitive development includes the ability to understand and apply logical operations or principles to help interpret specific experiences or perceptions.
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