Tumi used to think that everyone else liked the same people she liked. She now realises that different people have different opinions toward others. Piaget would suggest that Tumi has recently become a ____ thinker.

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Piaget's theory of cognitive development proposes that children move through different stages of thinking, starting with the sensorimotor stage (0-2 years), followed by the preoperational stage (2-7 years), concrete-operational stage (7-11 years), and finally the formal-operational stage (11 years and up). At the concrete-operational stage, children become more aware that other people have their own thoughts, feelings, and perspectives, and they begin to take these into account when considering the world around them. Tumi's realization that people have different opinions suggests that she has moved beyond the preoperational stage but has not yet reached the formal-operational stage. Therefore, the best choice is C) concrete-operational.

Tumi Used to Think That Everyone Else Liked the Same