The following is a description of a child being assessed in Piaget's pendulum task: 'They may try the heaviest weight on the longest string dropped from medium height with medium force, then a medium weight on the smallest string dropped from medium height with lesser force. If they happen to arrive at the right answer, they find it difficult to explain why.' According to this description, it is clear that the child is in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

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The child is able to use logic and conduct experiments by varying one variable at a time, which is characteristic of the concrete operations stage. However, their difficulty in explaining why they arrived at the correct answer indicates that they have not yet fully developed the ability to think abstractly and hypothetically, which is characteristic of the formal operations stage. Therefore, choice A (Sensorimotor) and B (Preoperational) can be eliminated.

The Following Is a Description of a Child Being Assessed