Six-year-old Patricia loves to draw pictures and describe them. Her ideas are more balanced now than earlier. She has started to analyze and understand things. However, she is egocentric and holds, what her parents describe as, "magical beliefs." Patricia is in Piaget's ________ stage of development.

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Based on the description provided, Patricia's age and characteristics match with Piaget's preoperational stage of development. This stage typically lasts from ages 2 to 7 and is characterized by the child's ability to use symbols and language to represent objects and events, but with limitations in logical thinking, perspective-taking, and understanding of cause-and-effect relationships. Egocentrism and magical thinking are common features of this stage.

Six-Year-Old Patricia Loves to Draw Pictures and Describe Them