Piaget labeled his second stage preoperational, because children at this stage
A) cannot yet perform operations-reversible mental actions-that they are able to do physically.
B) do not have symbolic thought, and can only deal with sensory information and physical action.
C) cannot perform physical operations.
D) do not have stable concepts and cannot reason.

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Piaget named the second stage of development preoperational because at this stage, children cannot yet perform operations, which are reversible mental actions that they are able to do physically. This means they cannot yet reason logically about abstract concepts or think through problems systematically. They are also limited by egocentrism, animism, and the inability to conserve quantities.

Piaget Labeled His Second Stage Preoperational, Because Children at This