According to Piaget, the preoperational stage of cognitive development _______.

A) lasts from approximately age eight to age eleven.
B) involves the use of abstract reasoning.
C) lasts from approximately age two to age seven.
D) involves a growing mastery of formal logic.

Preoperational Stage

The second stage in Piaget’s scheme, characterized by inflexible and irreversible mental manipulation of symbols.

Cognitive Development

A theory and process that explains how human intelligence grows and changes over time, focusing on how children acquire, process, and utilize information.

Abstract Reasoning

The ability to analyze information, detect patterns and relationships, and solve problems on a complex, abstract level.